Law Clerk
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Law Clerk occupation series (code 0904): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Legal and Kindred Group family, Law Clerk counts 72 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 15.3% from the prior period; pay averages $106,399, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 72
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $106,399
- Avg tenure
- 1.7 yrs
FedScope read on Law Clerk (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Law Clerk occupation (OPM code 0904): 72 people, headcount down -15.3% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Law Clerk pays $106,399 per year on average, moving up 0.4% 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 1.7 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce.
The Legal and Kindred Group family (code 09) groups Law Clerk together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Law Clerk postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Legal and Kindred Group family.
Law Clerk makes up 0.1% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #17 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary Context
How Law Clerk pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$106,399
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-9.3%
Where Law Clerk ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $106,399 is higher than 58% of federal occupation series (315 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Law Clerk sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Law Clerk ranks higher than 58%.
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 |
| General Legal and Kindred Administration | 8,711 | $82,876 | 12.3 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 |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Law Clerk outside the Legal and Kindred Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (72 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($106,399 here).
Key takeaways
- Law Clerk pays below the federal average by 9.3% ($106,399 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 58th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 72 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 15.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Law Clerk ranks #501 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Law Clerk makes up 0.1% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #17 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.