U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Small Business Administration / General Attorney

Job-title file

General Attorney

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

608 employees hold this title in Small Business Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $91,473, above the department median of $79,560.

Employees: 608
Total payroll: $65.2M
Role median: $91,473
Agency median: $79,560
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$191,900+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 608 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

General Attorney pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Small Business Administration pays a median base salary of $91,897 for this role, 42% below that figure — about the 18th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Small Business Administration sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$78,360

$102,990

$159,670

$221,370

$351,600

Small Business Administration median · $91,897

The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Small Business Administration’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 607 of 608 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Small Business Administration is $91,473, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

General Attorney is held in 98 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Small Business Administration, the median of $91,473 ranks #96 of 98.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation

$322,736 · 2

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

$252,927 · 273

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

$251,693 · 354

Securities and Exchange Commission

$233,730 · 2,163

Federal Reserve System

$216,602 · 375

National Science Foundation

$203,415 · 32

Presidio Trust

$200,888 · 4

Federal Permitting Improvement Steer

$197,900 · 3

Denali Commission

$191,900 · 1

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

$191,900 · 5

Department of Treasury

$191,900 · 392

Department of State

$191,900 · 325

Median total compensation for the General Attorney role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

General Attorney beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $178,914 ranks #1 of 2. See General Attorney across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$124,825 · 8

Median total compensation for comparable General Attorneyroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Gregory Rosen

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Lewellen
Work county: Garden
Work state: Nebraska

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 312790069
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Gregory Rosen serves as a General Attorney based in Lewellen, Nebraska. Their 2024 pay totaled $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Arroyo Sanders

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Sabana Seca, Manati
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0880000
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Arroyo Sanders is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Sabana Seca, Manati, No Data Reported. 2024 total compensation came to $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

April Seggerman

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Candler
Work county: Buncombe
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 370737021
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

April Seggerman holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Candler, North Carolina. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,553. Their pay grade is 11.

Negron Torres

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Guaynabo
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0450000
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Negron Torres is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Guaynabo, No Data Reported. 2024 total compensation came to $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Sepulveda Torres

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Guaynabo
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0450000
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sepulveda Torres holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Guaynabo, No Data Reported. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,553. Their pay grade is 11.

Cruz Vargas

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Carolina
Work state: No Data Reported

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: RQ0200000
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Cruz Vargas holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Carolina, No Data Reported. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,553. Their pay grade is 11.

Suma Ramaswamy-Canzius

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Fargo
Work county: Cass
Work state: North Dakota

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 381020017
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Suma Ramaswamy-Canzius serves as a General Attorney based in Fargo, North Dakota. Their 2024 pay totaled $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Mathew Clark

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Joplin
Work county: Jasper
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 294100097
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Mathew Clark holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Joplin, Missouri. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,553. Their pay grade is 11.

Dwayne Smith

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: New Orleans
Work county: Orleans
Work state: Louisiana

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 221690071
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Dwayne Smith serves as a General Attorney based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Their 2024 pay totaled $72,553. They are classified at grade 11.

Alisha Jimenez

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$72,553

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $72,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,553
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Tallahassee
Work county: Leon
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $72,553
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,107
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122940073
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Alisha Jimenez holds the role of General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Tallahassee, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $72,553. Their pay grade is 11.

Tormey Hawthorne

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$70,448

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $70,448
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,448
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Brick
Work county: Ocean
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $70,448
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,332
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 340415029
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Small Business Administration, Tormey Hawthorne serves as a General Attorney based in Brick, New Jersey. Their 2024 pay totaled $70,448. They are classified at grade 09.

Isaac Taubes

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$70,448

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $70,448
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,448
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Teaneck
Work county: Bergen
Work state: New Jersey

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $70,448
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,332
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 343335003
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Isaac Taubes is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Teaneck, New Jersey. 2024 total compensation came to $70,448. They are classified at grade 09.

Alla Munger

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$69,729

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $69,729
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,729
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Newport Beach
Work county: Orange
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $69,729
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,332
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 062400059
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Alla Munger works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Newport Beach, California. Alla earned $69,729 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

Ashley Bridges

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$69,154

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $69,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,154
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $69,154
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,332
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ashley Bridges is a General Attorney at Small Business Administration based in Houston, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $69,154. They are classified at grade 09.

Anjanette Mannette-Blue

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$68,405

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $68,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,405
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Beltsville
Work county: Prince George's
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $68,405
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,332
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240100033
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Anjanette Mannette-Blue works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Beltsville, Maryland. Anjanette earned $68,405 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

Ilaria Nibblins

General Attorney/Small Business Administration

2024 total comp

$68,405

Sub-department: Small Business Administration
Base pay: $68,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,405
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Woodbridge
Work county: Prince William
Work state: Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $68,405
Basic Pay (before locality): $51,332
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 512665153
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0905
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Ilaria Nibblins works as a General Attorney for Small Business Administration based in Woodbridge, Virginia. Ilaria earned $68,405 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.