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Government Attorney (agency counsel) in Florida

Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management lists 2 job classes for this work in the Florida state pay plan: Attorney, Senior Attorney.

$42,463 – $191,752
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$133,180
median pay in FL, all employers
55,210
workers in FL (SOC 23-1011)

Sources: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Florida state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Attorney
Class 7736-08
Grade 220 · Selected Exempt Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$45,543 – $124,253 a year
Grade 010 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$42,463 – $151,193 a year
Senior Attorney
Class 7738-08
Grade 230 · Selected Exempt Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$60,015 – $165,671 a year
Grade 014 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$59,700 – $191,752 a year

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

Source: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Florida, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureFL
Workers55,210
10th percentile$75,530
Median$133,180
90th percentile$301,050
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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