Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary

Median Salary
$62,890
per year
Hourly Rate
$30.24
per hour
Employment
392,880
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$44,740
25th percentile
$50,340
Median
$62,890
75th percentile
$80,080
90th percentile
$101,500

💰 Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$89,750+42.7%
Washington$79,400+26.3%
Colorado$78,190+24.3%
Massachusetts$77,640+23.5%
California$77,390+23.1%
Minnesota$75,570+20.2%
New Jersey$71,500+13.7%
Alaska$68,700+9.2%
New York$68,410+8.8%
Vermont$67,160+6.8%
Maryland$65,640+4.4%
Nevada$64,680+2.8%
Virginia$63,990+1.7%
Connecticut$63,820+1.5%
Illinois$63,670+1.2%
Pennsylvania$63,370+0.8%
Nebraska$63,250+0.6%
Utah$63,220+0.5%
Delaware$63,110+0.3%
Hawaii$62,840-0.1%
Maine$62,420-0.7%
Georgia$62,400-0.8%
Texas$62,310-0.9%
Michigan$62,170-1.1%
New Hampshire$62,040-1.4%
Arizona$61,630-2.0%
Oregon$61,490-2.2%
Missouri$61,410-2.4%
Florida$61,000-3.0%
Ohio$60,420-3.9%
Louisiana$60,250-4.2%
New Mexico$59,840-4.8%
Kentucky$59,830-4.9%
North Dakota$59,430-5.5%
West Virginia$59,000-6.2%
Tennessee$58,820-6.5%
Wisconsin$58,500-7.0%
South Dakota$58,320-7.3%
North Carolina$57,500-8.6%
Montana$57,290-8.9%
Indiana$57,030-9.3%
Rhode Island$56,250-10.6%
Kansas$55,000-12.5%
Iowa$54,550-13.3%
South Carolina$53,880-14.3%
Oklahoma$53,170-15.5%
Idaho$49,690-21.0%
Wyoming$49,490-21.3%
Arkansas$47,420-24.6%
Alabama$47,260-24.9%
Mississippi$46,180-26.6%

🏙️ Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$99,250+57.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$92,900+47.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$84,030+33.6%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$81,590+29.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$80,930+28.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$80,500+28.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$79,850+27.0%
Vallejo, CA$79,280+26.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$78,550+24.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$78,160+24.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$77,520+23.3%
Napa, CA$77,020+22.5%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$76,400+21.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$76,300+21.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$76,220+21.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$75,430+19.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$75,330+19.8%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$75,230+19.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$75,200+19.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$74,780+18.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$73,250+16.5%
Fairbanks-College, AK$71,390+13.5%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$71,310+13.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$71,160+13.1%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$71,140+13.1%
Worcester, MA$70,990+12.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$70,550+12.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$70,520+12.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$70,430+12.0%
Carson City, NV$70,010+11.3%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$69,600+10.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$69,440+10.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$67,500+7.3%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$67,480+7.3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$66,720+6.1%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$66,540+5.8%
Iowa City, IA$66,400+5.6%
Anchorage, AK$66,210+5.3%
Boulder, CO$66,090+5.1%
Springfield, MA$65,820+4.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$65,640+4.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$64,830+3.1%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$64,780+3.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$64,690+2.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$64,670+2.8%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$64,660+2.8%
Greeley, CO$64,620+2.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$64,570+2.7%
Midland, TX$64,500+2.6%
Visalia, CA$64,380+2.4%
Las Cruces, NM$64,370+2.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$64,330+2.3%
Barnstable Town, MA$64,310+2.3%
Portland-South Portland, ME$64,280+2.2%
Omaha, NE-IA$64,230+2.1%
Helena, MT$64,210+2.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$64,140+2.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$64,080+1.9%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$64,050+1.8%
Bellingham, WA$63,950+1.7%
Salinas, CA$63,950+1.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$63,880+1.6%
Lexington Park, MD$63,770+1.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$63,640+1.2%
Pittsburgh, PA$63,620+1.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$63,420+0.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$63,400+0.8%
New Haven, CT$63,390+0.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$63,290+0.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$63,220+0.5%
Yakima, WA$63,140+0.4%
El Centro, CA$63,000+0.2%
Richmond, VA$62,940+0.1%
Urban Honolulu, HI$62,840-0.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$62,730-0.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,620-0.4%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$62,500-0.6%
Jacksonville, FL$62,480-0.7%
Fresno, CA$62,450-0.7%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$62,370-0.8%
Kingston, NY$62,210-1.1%
Pittsfield, MA$62,210-1.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$62,130-1.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$62,090-1.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,040-1.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,970-1.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,880-1.6%
Morgantown, WV$61,840-1.7%
Lancaster, PA$61,780-1.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$61,480-2.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$61,460-2.3%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$61,450-2.3%
Lincoln, NE$61,440-2.3%
Grand Junction, CO$61,420-2.3%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$61,350-2.4%
Merced, CA$61,320-2.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,270-2.6%
Rochester, MN$61,230-2.6%
Peoria, IL$61,220-2.7%
Syracuse, NY$61,150-2.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$61,000-3.0%
Cleveland, OH$60,960-3.1%
Madison, WI$60,800-3.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$60,800-3.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,700-3.5%
Yuma, AZ$60,700-3.5%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$60,680-3.5%
Yuba City, CA$60,650-3.6%
Ithaca, NY$60,550-3.7%
Elizabethtown, KY$60,540-3.7%
Columbus, OH$60,430-3.9%
Binghamton, NY$60,420-3.9%
Fayetteville, NC$60,370-4.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$60,370-4.0%
Savannah, GA$60,370-4.0%
Vineland, NJ$60,370-4.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$60,360-4.0%
Bend, OR$60,340-4.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$60,340-4.1%
Santa Fe, NM$60,320-4.1%
Akron, OH$60,290-4.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$60,220-4.2%
Bloomington, IL$60,160-4.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$60,150-4.4%
Walla Walla, WA$60,120-4.4%
Bismarck, ND$60,110-4.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$60,080-4.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,070-4.5%
Roanoke, VA$60,060-4.5%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$60,060-4.5%
Springfield, IL$59,990-4.6%
Toledo, OH$59,960-4.7%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$59,950-4.7%
Odessa, TX$59,890-4.8%
St. Cloud, MN$59,890-4.8%
Pueblo, CO$59,880-4.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$59,870-4.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,790-4.9%
Amarillo, TX$59,740-5.0%
Charlottesville, VA$59,740-5.0%
Rockford, IL$59,700-5.1%
Decatur, IL$59,690-5.1%
Redding, CA$59,620-5.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$59,540-5.3%
Lebanon, PA$59,490-5.4%
Mankato, MN$59,490-5.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$59,470-5.4%
Minot, ND$59,430-5.5%
York-Hanover, PA$59,400-5.5%
Farmington, NM$59,380-5.6%
Albuquerque, NM$59,370-5.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$59,290-5.7%
Bowling Green, KY$59,170-5.9%
Glens Falls, NY$59,170-5.9%
Bozeman, MT$59,120-6.0%
Paducah, KY-IL$59,110-6.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$59,030-6.1%
Jackson, MI$59,030-6.1%
Killeen-Temple, TX$58,970-6.2%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$58,900-6.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$58,870-6.4%
Bloomington, IN$58,850-6.4%
Dover, DE$58,830-6.5%
Modesto, CA$58,820-6.5%
Abilene, TX$58,700-6.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$58,680-6.7%
Billings, MT$58,670-6.7%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$58,650-6.7%
Winchester, VA-WV$58,640-6.8%
Waco, TX$58,620-6.8%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$58,580-6.9%
Reading, PA$58,570-6.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$58,430-7.1%
Johnstown, PA$58,390-7.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$58,320-7.3%
Bangor, ME$58,280-7.3%
Chico, CA$58,280-7.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$58,270-7.3%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$58,250-7.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$58,070-7.7%
Kokomo, IN$57,960-7.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$57,790-8.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$57,780-8.1%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$57,740-8.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$57,730-8.2%
State College, PA$57,680-8.3%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$57,600-8.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$57,550-8.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$57,550-8.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$57,510-8.6%
Asheville, NC$57,500-8.6%
Appleton, WI$57,450-8.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,420-8.7%
Grants Pass, OR$57,380-8.8%
Tyler, TX$57,320-8.9%
Rochester, NY$57,250-9.0%
Salem, OR$57,230-9.0%
Columbia, SC$57,220-9.0%
Medford, OR$57,200-9.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$57,110-9.2%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$57,100-9.2%
Great Falls, MT$57,090-9.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$57,030-9.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$57,030-9.3%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$56,960-9.4%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$56,850-9.6%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$56,780-9.7%
Alexandria, LA$56,760-9.7%
Rapid City, SD$56,720-9.8%
Tallahassee, FL$56,660-9.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$56,340-10.4%
Traverse City, MI$56,270-10.5%
Elmira, NY$56,230-10.6%
Gainesville, GA$56,200-10.6%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$56,190-10.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$56,140-10.7%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$56,120-10.8%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$56,100-10.8%
Wilmington, NC$56,060-10.9%
Erie, PA$56,040-10.9%
Clarksville, TN-KY$56,010-10.9%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$55,960-11.0%
El Paso, TX$55,830-11.2%
Dubuque, IA$55,740-11.4%
Albany, OR$55,580-11.6%
Reno, NV$55,410-11.9%
Flint, MI$55,370-12.0%
Corvallis, OR$55,210-12.2%
Spartanburg, SC$55,000-12.5%
Kenosha, WI$54,940-12.6%
Utica-Rome, NY$54,850-12.8%
Charleston, WV$54,780-12.9%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$54,210-13.8%
Bay City, MI$54,170-13.9%
Ogden, UT$54,020-14.1%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$53,930-14.2%
Boise City, ID$53,470-15.0%
Owensboro, KY$53,320-15.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$53,300-15.2%
Ames, IA$53,180-15.4%
Birmingham, AL$53,160-15.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$53,090-15.6%
Texarkana, TX-AR$52,590-16.4%
Lawrence, KS$52,530-16.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$52,500-16.5%
Tucson, AZ$52,430-16.6%
Columbus, GA-AL$52,280-16.9%
Virgin Islands$52,140-17.1%
Lafayette, LA$52,130-17.1%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$52,000-17.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$51,880-17.5%
Niles, MI$51,820-17.6%
Jacksonville, NC$51,630-17.9%
Burlington, NC$51,620-17.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$51,560-18.0%
Green Bay, WI$51,520-18.1%
Sheboygan, WI$51,410-18.3%
St. George, UT$51,350-18.3%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$51,340-18.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$51,290-18.4%
Sebring, FL$51,230-18.5%
Wheeling, WV-OH$51,150-18.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$51,140-18.7%
Evansville, IN$51,110-18.7%
Terre Haute, IN$51,070-18.8%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$50,950-19.0%
Ocala, FL$50,900-19.1%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$50,890-19.1%
Harrisonburg, VA$50,870-19.1%
Muncie, IN$50,810-19.2%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$50,780-19.3%
Tulsa, OK$50,740-19.3%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$50,690-19.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$50,680-19.4%
Missoula, MT$50,670-19.4%
Lynchburg, VA$50,660-19.4%
Columbus, IN$50,500-19.7%
Jackson, MS$50,470-19.7%
Johnson City, TN$50,450-19.8%
Salisbury, MD$50,420-19.8%
Topeka, KS$50,350-19.9%
Warner Robins, GA$50,340-20.0%
Wichita, KS$50,240-20.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$50,140-20.3%
Lewiston, ID-WA$50,040-20.4%
Williamsport, PA$50,010-20.5%
Lawton, OK$49,940-20.6%
Morristown, TN$49,940-20.6%
Goldsboro, NC$49,890-20.7%
Hinesville, GA$49,780-20.8%
Knoxville, TN$49,780-20.8%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$49,780-20.8%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$49,760-20.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$49,720-20.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$49,650-21.1%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$49,520-21.3%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$49,500-21.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$49,500-21.3%
Chambersburg, PA$49,490-21.3%
Mobile, AL$49,460-21.4%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$49,430-21.4%
Columbia, MO$49,390-21.5%
Casper, WY$49,360-21.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$49,330-21.6%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$49,300-21.6%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$49,290-21.6%
Albany, GA$49,210-21.8%
Springfield, MO$49,210-21.8%
Rocky Mount, NC$49,140-21.9%
Rome, GA$49,140-21.9%
Altoona, PA$49,110-21.9%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$49,090-21.9%
Eau Claire, WI$49,050-22.0%
Jackson, TN$48,970-22.1%
Lake Charles, LA$48,970-22.1%
Homosassa Springs, FL$48,940-22.2%
Punta Gorda, FL$48,910-22.2%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$48,890-22.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$48,840-22.3%
Saginaw, MI$48,740-22.5%
Cleveland, TN$48,640-22.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,530-22.8%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$48,410-23.0%
Montgomery, AL$48,350-23.1%
Sandusky, OH$48,350-23.1%
Cheyenne, WY$48,260-23.3%
Florence, SC$48,230-23.3%
Valdosta, GA$48,150-23.4%
Lima, OH$48,140-23.5%
Sherman-Denison, TX$48,110-23.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$48,030-23.6%
Longview, TX$47,990-23.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$47,940-23.8%
Manhattan, KS$47,890-23.9%
Gainesville, FL$47,840-23.9%
Jefferson City, MO$47,840-23.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$47,830-23.9%
Dalton, GA$47,780-24.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$47,690-24.2%
Springfield, OH$47,680-24.2%
Greenville, NC$47,530-24.4%
Fond du Lac, WI$47,420-24.6%
Wichita Falls, TX$47,360-24.7%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$47,330-24.7%
Dothan, AL$47,260-24.9%
Mansfield, OH$47,150-25.0%
Monroe, LA$47,070-25.2%
Laredo, TX$47,060-25.2%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$47,040-25.2%
Twin Falls, ID$46,870-25.5%
Sumter, SC$46,750-25.7%
Pocatello, ID$46,670-25.8%
Idaho Falls, ID$46,640-25.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$46,620-25.9%
Joplin, MO-KS$46,620-25.9%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$46,590-25.9%
Huntsville, AL$46,580-25.9%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$46,560-26.0%
Logan, UT-ID$46,290-26.4%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$46,240-26.5%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$46,160-26.6%
Eagle Pass, TX$46,030-26.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$45,860-27.1%
Lubbock, TX$45,780-27.2%
Wausau, WI$45,590-27.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$45,540-27.6%
Jonesboro, AR$45,520-27.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$45,480-27.7%
Enid, OK$45,460-27.7%
Hattiesburg, MS$45,050-28.4%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$43,990-30.1%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$43,280-31.2%
Decatur, AL$42,510-32.4%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$39,270-37.6%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$38,780-38.3%
Puerto Rico$38,770-38.4%
Gadsden, AL$37,980-39.6%
Guam$37,920-39.7%
Beckley, WV$35,900-42.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.