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Government Attorney (agency counsel) in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management lists 1 job class for this work in the Wisconsin state pay plan: Attorney.

$80,267 – $166,150
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$126,760
median pay in WI, all employers
9,160
workers in WI (SOC 23-1011)

Sources: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, Wisconsin Alphabetical Listing of Classifications and 2025-2027 Compensation Plan Pay Schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Wisconsin state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective June 28, 2026. These are the ranges Wisconsin sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Attorney
Class 30100
Grade 09-75
$38.59 – $79.88 a hour
$80,267 – $166,150 a year
18 steps
  • Pay Range Minimum: $38.59 a hour
  • Step 1: $41.02 a hour
  • Step 2: $43.45 a hour
  • Step 3: $45.88 a hour
  • Step 4: $48.31 a hour
  • Step 5: $50.73 a hour
  • Step 6: $53.16 a hour
  • Step 7: $55.59 a hour
  • Step 8: $58.02 a hour
  • Step 9: $60.45 a hour
  • Step 10: $62.88 a hour
  • Step 11: $65.31 a hour
  • Step 12: $67.74 a hour
  • Step 13: $70.16 a hour
  • Step 14: $72.59 a hour
  • Step 15: $75.02 a hour
  • Step 16: $77.45 a hour
  • Step 17 (Pay Range Maximum): $79.88 a hour

Schedule: Pay Schedule 09: Legal. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, Wisconsin Alphabetical Listing of Classifications and 2025-2027 Compensation Plan Pay Schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Wisconsin, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureWI
Workers9,160
10th percentile$76,010
Median$126,760
90th percentile$362,040
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 Wisconsin

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.

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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