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General Legal and Kindred Administration federal salary series 0901

Full-time federal employees in the General Legal and Kindred Administration series earned a median of $78,186 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 29% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $70,623 and $89,460.

Median pay
$78,186
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$70,623–$89,460
25th–75th percentile
Employees
8,791
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+3.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
General Legal and Kindred Administration
All federal (full-time)

What shapes general legal and kindred administration pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-9 (5,394 employees, median $73,976). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Social Security Administration (3,075 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in District of Columbia ($96,843) and lowest in Kentucky ($67,896), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 14% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

General Legal and Kindred Administration pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

General Legal and Kindred Administration pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-7 287 $58,193 $51,283–$63,510
GS-9 5,394 $73,976 $68,580–$80,243
GS-10 659 $83,579 $78,184–$90,593
GS-11 1,104 $87,128 $82,905–$93,744
GS-12 878 $108,997 $101,443–$112,882
GS-13 294 $132,764 $122,503–$137,975
GS-14 87 $158,205 $149,058–$171,208
GS-15 31 $186,207 $177,980–$197,200

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

General Legal and Kindred Administration pay by agency

General Legal and Kindred Administration pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Social Security Administration 3,075 $78,900 $73,187–$85,460
Department of Veterans Affairs 2,562 $70,895 $65,838–$79,040
Department of Justice 1,733 $109,243 $91,414–$119,356
Department of Homeland Security 585 $75,914 $69,371–$84,879
Office of Personnel Management 299 $88,296 $84,934–$95,231
Department of the Treasury 133 $121,974 $101,812–$151,319
Department of the Interior 91 $88,300 $74,374–$97,614
Department of Health and Human Services 46 $94,562 $83,610–$110,886
Department of Agriculture 31 $103,705 $91,987–$124,060

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

General Legal and Kindred Administration pay by state

The 10 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

General Legal and Kindred Administration pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 755 $87,451 $79,733–$100,315
Maryland 723 $82,954 $75,332–$89,460
Pennsylvania 581 $81,618 $74,897–$88,421
Texas 516 $75,928 $67,896–$99,906
Missouri 478 $73,187 $67,799–$77,370
Alabama 445 $70,659 $66,502–$74,816
New York 409 $85,363 $80,012–$94,563
Illinois 395 $78,201 $71,299–$86,111
Florida 302 $72,310 $65,838–$82,997
Georgia 299 $69,623 $65,838–$80,243

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

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Change since September 2025

The median moved +3.7% from $75,394 in September 2025 to $78,186 in September 2026. Headcount went from 9,238 to 8,791 (−4.8%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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