NAAUSA letter to DAG Monaco on Pay Equity
Dear Deputy Attorney General Monaco:
Thank you for meeting with leaders of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA) on August 16, 2021. As we mentioned during the meeting, NAAUSA’s primary advocacy priority is pay equity between Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) and Trial Attorneys in the Department’s litigating divisions. AUSAs are compensated on the administratively determined (AD) pay system, while Trial Attorneys are on the General Schedule (GS).
It has always been difficult to make a direct comparison between AUSAs and Trial Attorneys, but the data are clear on the most important point: AUSAs are dramatically underrepresented at the GS-15 pay level compared to trial attorneys. Only 65% of AUSAs receive basic pay at or above the GS-15, Step 1 rate…..