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General Counsel

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

1 employee holds this title in General Assembly, Georgia. Median total compensation for the role is $185,120, above the department median of $25,315.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$185.1K
Role median
$185,120
Agency median
$25,315
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

General Counsel pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Lawyersabout 23,930 people is $134,830. General Assembly, Georgia pays a median base salary of $185,120 for this role, 37% above that figureabout the 68th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where General Assembly, Georgia sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$58,750
$84,460
$134,830
$202,800
$317,820
General Assembly, Georgia median · $185,120

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 General Assembly, Georgia’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Lawyersabout 754,500 people is $159,670. General Assembly, Georgia’s median base salary is 16% above that national figure, about the 60th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$78,360
$102,990
$159,670
$221,370
$351,600
General Assembly, Georgia median · $185,120

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 General Assembly, Georgia is $185,120, 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 Georgia

General Counsel is held in 3 Georgia departments. In General Assembly, Georgia, the median of $185,120 ranks #3 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the General Counsel role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

General Counsel beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 14 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $168,000 ranks #6 of 14. See General Counsel across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$219,998 · 5
California
$217,477 · 10
Tennessee
$205,192 · 25
District of Columbia
$190,389 · 41
City of Boston
$164,844 · 7
Texas
$162,498 · 343
Minnesota
$148,326 · 79

Median total compensation for comparable General Counsel roles 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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Shawn Story

General Counsel/General Assembly, Georgia

2025 total comp
$185,120
Base pay
$185,120
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,120

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$2,157

Shawn Story holds the role of General Counsel at General Assembly, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $185,120.