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Government Attorney (agency counsel) in Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management lists 4 job classes for this work in the Arkansas state pay plan: Attorney I–IV.

$71,027 – $186,228
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$98,880
median pay in AR, all employers
3,430
workers in AR (SOC 23-1011)

Sources: Arkansas Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management, Arkansas Executive Branch Pay Tables and Class Code List; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Arkansas state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2025. These are the ranges Arkansas sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Attorney I
Class LAT03P · class description
Grade SPC03
$71,027 – $105,120 a year
Attorney II
Class LAT04P · class description
Grade SPC05
$85,943 – $127,195 a year
Attorney III
Class LAT05P · class description
Grade SPC08
$114,390 – $169,298 a year
Attorney IV
Class LAT06C · class description
Grade SPC09
$125,829 – $186,228 a year

Schedule: Specialized Services Pay Schedule. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Arkansas Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of Personnel Management, Arkansas Executive Branch Pay Tables and Class Code List. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Arkansas, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureAR
Workers3,430
10th percentile$49,900
Median$98,880
90th percentile$220,660
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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Government Attorney (agency counsel) page.

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