SalaryByCity

Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary (2024)

SOC Code: 23-2011

Category: Legal

Median Salary
$61,010
Average Salary
$66,510
Salary Range
$39,710 - $98,990
Total Employed
367,220

National Salary Distribution

$39,710$98,990
10th %ileMedian: $61,01090th %ile
PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly
10th Percentile$39,710$3,309
25th Percentile$48,190$4,016
Median$61,010$5,084
75th Percentile$78,280$6,523
90th Percentile$98,990$8,249
Mean (Average)$66,510$5,543

Highest Paying Cities for Paralegals and Legal Assistantss

Metro AreaMedian Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$97,740
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$85,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$84,950
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,550
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$79,240
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$77,550
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$77,470
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$77,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$74,750
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$74,470
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$73,470
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$68,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$66,930
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$64,750
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$64,490
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$64,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$63,110
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$63,050
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$63,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,700

All Metro Areas (49)

Metro AreaMedian Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$97,740
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$85,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$84,950
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,550
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$79,240
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$77,550
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$77,470
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$77,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$74,750
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$74,470
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$73,470
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$68,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$66,930
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$64,750
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$64,490
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$64,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$63,110
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$63,050
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$63,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$62,700
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$62,420
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$62,390
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$61,200
Kansas City, MO-KS$61,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$60,900
Pittsburgh, PA$60,710
Columbus, OH$59,990
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$59,980
Jacksonville, FL$59,970
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$59,810
Richmond, VA$58,990
St. Louis, MO-IL$58,820
Rochester, NY$58,760
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$58,550
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$58,440
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$57,910
Raleigh-Cary, NC$57,620
Birmingham-Hoover, AL$57,540
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$57,490
Salt Lake City, UT$57,190
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$54,540
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$54,060
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$53,550
Oklahoma City, OK$53,470
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$52,990
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$51,150
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$49,100
Tucson, AZ$48,790
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$46,680

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