General Legal and Kindred Administration salary by state and agency

How median pay for full-time federal employees in the General Legal and Kindred Administration series (series 0901) differs by where they work and who employs them. Nationally the median is $78,186. Full general legal and kindred administration salary profile →

Highest state median

$96,843

District of Columbia

Lowest state median

$67,896

Kentucky

Agency spread

$51,079

highest vs. lowest agency median

National median

$78,186

7,531 full-time employees

State differences come largely from locality pay, which raises federal salaries in high-cost labor markets, and from differences in the grade mix of the jobs located there. Agency differences often reflect different pay plans and grade structures. Only states and agencies with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay are listed.

By state, highest to lowest median

General Legal and Kindred Administration median pay by state
State	Employees	Median pay	Middle 50%
District of Columbia	269	$96,843	$85,447–$125,845
New Mexico	41	$90,479	$73,287–$98,834
California	755	$87,451	$79,733–$100,315
Massachusetts	50	$85,400	$79,228–$106,444
New York	409	$85,363	$80,012–$94,563
West Virginia	60	$82,986	$74,765–$101,443
Maryland	723	$82,954	$75,332–$89,460
Pennsylvania	581	$81,618	$74,897–$88,421
Virginia	204	$81,320	$72,977–$109,243
Michigan	76	$80,972	$70,351–$86,241
Washington	71	$80,938	$73,999–$91,670
New Jersey	107	$80,012	$74,078–$99,884
Arizona	174	$79,633	$71,022–$96,349
Illinois	395	$78,201	$71,299–$86,111
Colorado	77	$77,997	$71,800–$94,370
Oklahoma	45	$76,128	$67,896–$86,091
Texas	516	$75,928	$67,896–$99,906
Ohio	237	$75,192	$68,746–$85,776
Nevada	41	$73,556	$67,250–$90,250
Missouri	478	$73,187	$67,799–$77,370
Indiana	37	$73,175	$67,896–$78,201
Utah	73	$73,041	$67,382–$84,638
Florida	302	$72,310	$65,838–$82,997
Tennessee	197	$72,012	$65,838–$79,658
Louisiana	71	$72,012	$63,780–$80,243
Alabama	445	$70,659	$66,502–$74,816
South Carolina	140	$69,954	$65,838–$76,128
Mississippi	56	$69,954	$63,780–$74,070
Georgia	299	$69,623	$65,838–$80,243
North Carolina	155	$68,751	$65,838–$81,602
Kentucky	35	$67,896	$64,809–$74,070

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

By agency, highest to lowest median

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

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