Compared with the local labor market
Senior Attorney pay vs. Georgia
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Lawyers — about 23,930 people — is $134,830. Financing and Investment Commission, Georgia State pays a median base salary of $122,618 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 44th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Financing and Investment Commission, Georgia State sits in the local pay range
$58,750
$84,460
$134,830
$202,800
$317,820
Financing and Investment Commission, Georgia State median · $122,618
The bar is the range of annual wages for Lawyers across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Financing and Investment Commission, Georgia State’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyers — about 754,500 people — is $159,670. Financing and Investment Commission, Georgia State’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 34th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
Financing and Investment Commission, Georgia State median · $122,618
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Financing and Investment Commission, Georgia State is $122,618, 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 jurisdictions
Senior Attorney beyond Georgia
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $140,511 ranks #2 of 6. See Senior Attorney across all of Georgia →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Senior 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.