Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$50K–$80K

Median

$62,890

25th percentile

$50,340

75th percentile

$80,080

$45K

10th

$50K

25th

$63K

Median

$80K

75th

$102K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$47,260

$38K–$63K

-25%

Alaska

$68,700

$61K–$85K

+9%

Arizona

$61,630

$49K–$79K

-2%

Arkansas

$47,420

$44K–$62K

-25%

California

$77,390

$60K–$98K

+23%

Colorado

$78,190

$63K–$95K

+24%

Connecticut

$63,820

$50K–$81K

+1%

Delaware

$63,110

$55K–$78K

District of Columbia

$89,750

$72K–$115K

+43%

Florida

$61,000

$48K–$76K

-3%

Georgia

$62,400

$49K–$81K

-1%

Guam

$37,920

$31K–$51K

-40%

Hawaii

$62,840

$53K–$75K

Idaho

$49,690

$44K–$63K

-21%

Illinois

$63,670

$56K–$82K

+1%

Indiana

$57,030

$47K–$74K

-9%

Iowa

$54,550

$48K–$67K

-13%

Kansas

$55,000

$47K–$64K

-13%

Kentucky

$59,830

$47K–$71K

-5%

Louisiana

$60,250

$48K–$73K

-4%

Maine

$62,420

$58K–$72K

-1%

Maryland

$65,640

$52K–$85K

+4%

Massachusetts

$77,640

$63K–$97K

+23%

Michigan

$62,170

$51K–$77K

-1%

Minnesota

$75,570

$56K–$83K

+20%

Mississippi

$46,180

$37K–$59K

-27%

Missouri

$61,410

$48K–$76K

-2%

Montana

$57,290

$49K–$67K

-9%

Nebraska

$63,250

$49K–$74K

+1%

Nevada

$64,680

$55K–$77K

+3%

New Hampshire

$62,040

$54K–$77K

-1%

New Jersey

$71,500

$60K–$81K

+14%

New Mexico

$59,840

$48K–$73K

-5%

New York

$68,410

$57K–$94K

+9%

North Carolina

$57,500

$48K–$72K

-9%

North Dakota

$59,430

$49K–$66K

-6%

Ohio

$60,420

$50K–$77K

-4%

Oklahoma

$53,170

$40K–$62K

-15%

Oregon

$61,490

$55K–$81K

-2%

Pennsylvania

$63,370

$51K–$79K

+1%

Puerto Rico

$38,770

$36K–$47K

-38%

Rhode Island

$56,250

$45K–$66K

-11%

South Carolina

$53,880

$47K–$62K

-14%

South Dakota

$58,320

$54K–$67K

-7%

Tennessee

$58,820

$47K–$67K

-6%

Texas

$62,310

$47K–$78K

-1%

the U.S. Virgin Islands

$52,140

$52K–$64K

-17%

Utah

$63,220

$49K–$80K

+1%

Vermont

$67,160

$59K–$79K

+7%

Virginia

$63,990

$56K–$82K

+2%

Washington

$79,400

$63K–$101K

+26%

West Virginia

$59,000

$41K–$78K

-6%

Wisconsin

$58,500

$48K–$71K

-7%

Wyoming

$49,490

$47K–$56K

-21%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 55% of legal occupations nationally, and earn 55¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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