General Legal and Kindred Administration
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the General Legal and Kindred Administration occupation series (code 0901).
The verdict
General Legal and Kindred Administration is a mid-sized federal occupation: 8,711 employees (0.4% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Legal and Kindred Group family. At an average salary of $82,876 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 1.0% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 8,711
- Share of workforce
- 0.4%
- Avg salary
- $82,876
- Avg tenure
- 12.3 yrs
FedScope read on General Legal and Kindred Administration (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 8,711 people work in the General Legal and Kindred Administration occupation (OPM code 0901) across federal agencies, 0.4% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.0% from the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
General Legal and Kindred Administration pays $82,876 per year on average, moving up 0.3% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 09, the Legal and Kindred Group family, is where the federal government classifies General Legal and Kindred Administration alongside 17 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Legal and Kindred Administration postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Legal and Kindred Group family.
Within the Legal and Kindred Group family, General Legal and Kindred Administration ranks #4 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 7.9% of the family's combined 110,958 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (35th percentile) of pay among Legal and Kindred Group occupations.
Salary Context
How General Legal and Kindred Administration pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$82,876
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-29.4%
Where General Legal and Kindred Administration ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $82,876 is higher than 39% of federal occupation series (212 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where General Legal and Kindred Administration sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; General Legal and Kindred Administration ranks higher than 39%.
Related Occupations in Legal and Kindred Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Attorney | 35,986 | $177,921 | 13.6 yrs |
| Contact Representative | 29,201 | $64,454 | 9.3 yrs |
| Veterans Claims Examining | 18,099 | $92,511 | 13.3 yrs |
| Paralegal Specialist | 5,165 | $107,719 | 15.8 yrs |
| Legal Assistance | 3,326 | $69,159 | 12.5 yrs |
| Hearings and Appeals | 3,231 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Passport and Visa Examining | 2,035 | $92,682 | 11.3 yrs |
| Legal Instruments Examining | 1,261 | $73,021 | 11.7 yrs |
| Administrative Law Judge | 1,189 | $208,642 | 20.7 yrs |
| Claims Assistance and Examining | 925 | $67,330 | 18.9 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for General Legal and Kindred Administration outside the Legal and Kindred Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (8,711 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($82,876 here).
Key takeaways
- General Legal and Kindred Administration pays below the federal average by 29.4% ($82,876 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 39th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 8,711 employees, 0.4% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, General Legal and Kindred Administration ranks #54 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Legal and Kindred Group family, General Legal and Kindred Administration ranks #4 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 7.9% of the family's combined 110,958 employees.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.