Paralegals and Legal Assistants — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$62,890
10th percentile
$44,740
90th percentile
$101,500
Employment
392,880
- CAMedian $77,390 · Employment 47,130
- FLMedian $61,000 · Employment 40,950
- NYMedian $68,410 · Employment 34,220
- New York, NYMedian $75,330 · Employment 33,850
- TXMedian $62,310 · Employment 29,540
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $77,520 · Employment 22,240
- Miami, FLMedian $62,090 · Employment 17,820
- PAMedian $63,370 · Employment 14,670
- GAMedian $62,400 · Employment 14,160
- ILMedian $63,670 · Employment 14,130
- NCMedian $57,500 · Employment 13,650
- Washington, DCMedian $81,590 · Employment 12,990
- NJMedian $71,500 · Employment 12,010
- Chicago, ILMedian $70,550 · Employment 11,590
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $70,430 · Employment 11,150
- Atlanta, GAMedian $64,080 · Employment 10,290
- VAMedian $63,990 · Employment 10,250
- WAMedian $79,400 · Employment 9,460
- OHMedian $60,420 · Employment 9,270
- Dallas, TXMedian $63,220 · Employment 8,320
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.