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Government Attorney (agency counsel) in Alabama

Alabama State Personnel Department lists 4 job classes for this work in the Alabama state pay plan: Attorney I–IV.

$59,273 – $199,426
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$131,970
median pay in AL, all employers
6,730
workers in AL (SOC 23-1011)

Sources: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Alabama state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective September 1, 2026. These are the ranges Alabama sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Attorney I
Class 11531
Grade 79
$2,469.70 – $4,152.90 a half-month
$59,273 – $99,670 a year
22 steps
  • Step 01: $2,469.70 a half-month
  • Step 02: $2,531.80 a half-month
  • Step 03: $2,595.20 a half-month
  • Step 04: $2,660.70 a half-month
  • Step 05: $2,726.50 a half-month
  • Step 06: $2,793.40 a half-month
  • Step 07: $2,862.30 a half-month
  • Step 08: $2,933.00 a half-month
  • Step 09: $3,005.50 a half-month
  • Step 10: $3,081.40 a half-month
  • Step 11: $3,157.60 a half-month
  • Step 12: $3,237.10 a half-month
  • Step 13: $3,320.10 a half-month
  • Step 14: $3,405.20 a half-month
  • Step 15: $3,493.30 a half-month
  • Step 16: $3,581.90 a half-month
  • Step 17: $3,670.30 a half-month
  • Step 18: $3,762.30 a half-month
  • Step 19: $3,859.50 a half-month
  • Step 20: $3,956.60 a half-month
  • Step 21: $4,053.70 a half-month
  • Step 22: $4,152.90 a half-month
Attorney II
Class 11532
Grade 81
$2,726.50 – $4,582.60 a half-month
$65,436 – $109,982 a year
22 steps
  • Step 01: $2,726.50 a half-month
  • Step 02: $2,793.40 a half-month
  • Step 03: $2,862.30 a half-month
  • Step 04: $2,933.00 a half-month
  • Step 05: $3,005.50 a half-month
  • Step 06: $3,081.40 a half-month
  • Step 07: $3,157.60 a half-month
  • Step 08: $3,237.10 a half-month
  • Step 09: $3,320.10 a half-month
  • Step 10: $3,405.20 a half-month
  • Step 11: $3,493.30 a half-month
  • Step 12: $3,581.90 a half-month
  • Step 13: $3,670.30 a half-month
  • Step 14: $3,762.30 a half-month
  • Step 15: $3,859.50 a half-month
  • Step 16: $3,956.60 a half-month
  • Step 17: $4,053.70 a half-month
  • Step 18: $4,152.90 a half-month
  • Step 19: $4,257.20 a half-month
  • Step 20: $4,363.30 a half-month
  • Step 21: $4,470.80 a half-month
  • Step 22: $4,582.60 a half-month
Attorney III
Class 11533
Grade 85
$3,670.30 – $6,175.40 a half-month
$88,087 – $148,210 a year
22 steps
  • Step 01: $3,670.30 a half-month
  • Step 02: $3,762.30 a half-month
  • Step 03: $3,859.50 a half-month
  • Step 04: $3,956.60 a half-month
  • Step 05: $4,053.70 a half-month
  • Step 06: $4,152.90 a half-month
  • Step 07: $4,257.20 a half-month
  • Step 08: $4,363.30 a half-month
  • Step 09: $4,470.80 a half-month
  • Step 10: $4,582.60 a half-month
  • Step 11: $4,699.20 a half-month
  • Step 12: $4,817.80 a half-month
  • Step 13: $4,937.60 a half-month
  • Step 14: $5,065.10 a half-month
  • Step 15: $5,194.40 a half-month
  • Step 16: $5,325.40 a half-month
  • Step 17: $5,457.90 a half-month
  • Step 18: $5,592.20 a half-month
  • Step 19: $5,730.10 a half-month
  • Step 20: $5,874.70 a half-month
  • Step 21: $6,023.40 a half-month
  • Step 22: $6,175.40 a half-month
Attorney IV
Class 11534
Grade 89
$4,937.60 – $8,309.40 a half-month
$118,502 – $199,426 a year
22 steps
  • Step 01: $4,937.60 a half-month
  • Step 02: $5,065.10 a half-month
  • Step 03: $5,194.40 a half-month
  • Step 04: $5,325.40 a half-month
  • Step 05: $5,457.90 a half-month
  • Step 06: $5,592.20 a half-month
  • Step 07: $5,730.10 a half-month
  • Step 08: $5,874.70 a half-month
  • Step 09: $6,023.40 a half-month
  • Step 10: $6,175.40 a half-month
  • Step 11: $6,329.50 a half-month
  • Step 12: $6,486.70 a half-month
  • Step 13: $6,651.20 a half-month
  • Step 14: $6,815.40 a half-month
  • Step 15: $6,986.90 a half-month
  • Step 16: $7,159.90 a half-month
  • Step 17: $7,340.70 a half-month
  • Step 18: $7,520.90 a half-month
  • Step 19: $7,711.60 a half-month
  • Step 20: $7,906.40 a half-month
  • Step 21: $8,102.40 a half-month
  • Step 22: $8,309.40 a half-month

Schedule: Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan, semi-monthly step rates. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Alabama, all employers Sourced

Lawyers (SOC 23-1011) in Alabama, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureAL
Workers6,730
10th percentile$62,310
Median$131,970
90th percentile$249,090
National median, government employers$134,680

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Alabama

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

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