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Does anyone know what the salary would be for an AUSA beginning her 3rd year out of law school (after one year at a firm and one year at district court)?

http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/at ... d-benefits



That was one "assistant us attorney salary" Google. Good luck at DOJ.


Meh, you're right rules say I can't post here. If you read the link you'd see anything not under GS scale would be POSTED IN THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT. Peace, just trying to help.

feel good about yourself?

To mr check google:

1. This forum is not for 0Ls.

2. Your answer was not a correct answer. AUSAs are not compensated under the GS scale. OP's question is not available online, to my knowledge.

Slightly helpful:

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Senior AUSAs are capped at $100 less than the United States Attorneys' annual salary level, which, in 2013, is equal to Executive Level IV, or $155,000. NAAUSA favors capping United States Attorney salaries at Executive Level III, currently $165,300 in 2013, to allow top AUSA pay to increase over time.

Yeah, AUSA salaries aren't available online, and what gets posted in position announcement is a very big range (like $47-104k). There's a locality bump like with the GS scale, but even looking at the scale is sort of confusing. I think base pay (no locality) for 3rd year out of school is probably low-mid $60ks.

GS scale would be POSTED IN THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT. Peace, just trying to help.

Except they give a very broad range and don't give specifics such as "If you are in your third year and clerked in this district, then X."

Also, don't say you were "just trying to help." The "just" implies that your post was limited to helping. It wasn't. You also took the time to insult a stranger.

Whatever it is that resulted in your superiority complex, you'd be well served to check it at the door before you begin law school.

Anonymous User wrote:Does anyone know what the salary would be for an AUSA beginning her 3rd year out of law school (after one year at a firm and one year at district court)?

According to a recent article in the NAAUSA news letter, AUSA salary is on the AD pay scale, so everything is by range and at the discretion of the USAO. For 2013, 0 to 3 years experience would get a salary of 44k to 75k (plus locality), with the midpoint salary being 60k.

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I think this is kind of broad, but from looking into federal government jobs, it seems like you start at GS-12 as a licensed attorney (there's a a ton of payscales, but most of them are modeled off the GS schedule) and can move up 1 pay grade each year or so. After 3.5 years you can be at GS-15. My understanding is that pay grade increases are completely merit based (contingent on the availability of funds) and there is room to negotiate pay when coming in as a lateral attorney. I think GS-14 (or its equivalent) is where a 3rd year AUSA would sit (assuming a pay grade bump each year).

The AD scale isn't based on the GS scale. (I am an AUSA; it's different.)

The AD scale isn't based on the GS scale. (I am an AUSA; it's different.)

Does it tend to pay less or more than GS?

Anonymous User wrote:

The AD scale isn't based on the GS scale. (I am an AUSA; it's different.)

Does it tend to pay less or more than GS?

Less.