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Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary by City (2024)

376 metro areas · National average: $57,680 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024

The table below shows Paralegals and Legal Assistants salaries across 376 U.S. metropolitan areas, sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.

Metro Area Mean Annual
San Jose, CA $101,760
San Francisco, CA $91,000
Seattle, WA $90,680
Washington, DC $86,540
Boston, MA $81,980
Denver, CO $80,410
Midland, MI $79,570
New York, NY $77,050
San Diego, CA $76,970
Sacramento, CA $76,540
Trenton, NJ $74,990
Portland, OR $74,410
Napa, CA $74,020
Boulder, CO $73,810
Oxnard, CA $73,630
Minneapolis, MN $73,450
Los Angeles, CA $73,160
Vallejo, CA $73,120
Santa Maria, CA $72,730
Chicago, IL $71,960
Santa Rosa, CA $71,770
Colorado Springs, CO $71,560
Wenatchee, WA $71,490
Worcester, MA $71,190
Parkersburg, WV $70,800
Little Rock, AR $70,740
Baltimore, MD $70,630
Salinas, CA $70,590
Philadelphia, PA $70,290
Phoenix, AZ $69,180
Bremerton, WA $69,020
Houston, TX $68,870
Olympia, WA $68,730
Santa Cruz, CA $68,650
San Luis Obispo, CA $68,590
Hartford, CT $68,470
Bridgeport, CT $68,400
Grand Rapids, MI $68,360
Carson City, NV $68,230
Hagerstown, MD $68,080
Detroit, MI $67,990
El Centro, CA $67,970
Salem, OR $67,530
Bellingham, WA $67,130
Decatur, IL $67,100
Austin, TX $66,960
Fairbanks, AK $66,890
Lexington Park, MD $66,470
Atlanta, GA $66,380
New Haven, CT $66,290
Greeley, CO $66,240
Longview, WA $66,190
Grants Pass, OR $66,180
Yakima, WA $66,080
Dallas, TX $66,000
Rochester, MN $65,940
Burlington, VT $65,900
Anchorage, AK $65,540
Omaha, NE $65,510
Walla Walla, WA $65,200
Indianapolis, IN $64,980
Fresno, CA $64,940
Modesto, CA $64,930
Urban Honolulu, HI $64,770
Bakersfield, CA $64,710
Miami, FL $64,660
Cincinnati, OH $64,630
Medford, OR $64,500
Riverside, CA $64,500
Stockton, CA $64,420
Waterbury, CT $64,220
Midland, TX $64,100
Syracuse, NY $64,090
Kansas City, MO $64,040
Bend, OR $63,970
Ann Arbor, MI $63,830
Kahului, HI $63,810
Pittsburgh, PA $63,790
Portland, ME $63,430
Spokane, WA $63,420
Milwaukee, WI $63,340
Kennewick, WA $63,300
North Port, FL $63,260
Lincoln, NE $63,160
Hanford, CA $63,140
Kingston, NY $62,640
Barnstable Town, MA $62,620
Pittsfield, MA $62,460
Columbus, OH $62,380
Madison, WI $62,280
Morgantown, WV $62,230
Mount Vernon, WA $62,230
Springfield, MA $62,180
Tampa, FL $62,180
Jackson, MI $62,080
Mankato, MN $62,080
Amherst Town, MA $62,040
Fort Collins, CO $62,030
Albany, NY $62,020
Charlotte, NC $61,960
Jacksonville, FL $61,960
Kiryas Joel, NY $61,830
Cleveland, OH $61,810
Richmond, VA $61,770
Salt Lake City, UT $61,630
Las Vegas, NV $61,550
Norwich, CT $61,470
Redding, CA $61,310
St. Cloud, MN $61,170
Rochester, NY $61,090
Fargo, ND $61,050
Charlottesville, VA $61,040
Grand Junction, CO $61,040
Bismarck, ND $60,990
Eugene, OR $60,990
Akron, OH $60,930
Lansing, MI $60,820
Salisbury, MD $60,720
Nashville, TN $60,690
Fayetteville, AR $60,680
Springfield, IL $60,670
Des Moines, IA $60,640
Naples, FL $60,530
Raleigh, NC $60,390
Manchester, NH $60,360
Santa Fe, NM $60,360
Binghamton, NY $60,280
Ithaca, NY $60,110
Fort Wayne, IN $60,080
Peoria, IL $60,040
Dayton, OH $59,990
Helena, MT $59,880
Crestview, FL $59,780
Sioux Falls, SD $59,770
St. Louis, MO $59,760
Albuquerque, NM $59,650
Oshkosh, WI $59,370
Corvallis, OR $59,330
Virginia Beach, VA $59,040
Duluth, MN $58,990
Winchester, VA $58,960
Cedar Rapids, IA $58,880
Yuma, AZ $58,820
Glens Falls, NY $58,760
Allentown, PA $58,740
Buffalo, NY $58,740
Billings, MT $58,730
Cape Coral, FL $58,690
Harrisburg, PA $58,690
Utica, NY $58,670
Providence, RI $58,610
Bloomington, IL $58,440
Flagstaff, AZ $58,380
Atlantic City, NJ $58,230
Toledo, OH $58,220
Durham, NC $58,190
Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,140
Farmington, NM $58,130
Great Falls, MT $57,960
Flint, MI $57,890
Lancaster, PA $57,880
Niles, MI $57,850
Port St. Lucie, FL $57,840
Merced, CA $57,600
Visalia, CA $57,560
Lexington, KY $57,520
Dover, DE $57,510
Prescott Valley, AZ $57,440
Oklahoma City, OK $57,380
Traverse City, MI $57,350
Reading, PA $57,250
Provo, UT $57,230
Pueblo, CO $57,220
Rapid City, SD $57,110
Lebanon, PA $56,950
Kalamazoo, MI $56,920
Tucson, AZ $56,900
Lakeland, FL $56,770
Roanoke, VA $56,710
Evansville, IN $56,700
Columbia, MO $56,610
Palm Bay, FL $56,580
Ocala, FL $56,520
Memphis, TN $56,510
San Antonio, TX $56,510
Savannah, GA $56,440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $56,390
Springfield, OH $56,380
Birmingham, AL $56,370
Bozeman, MT $56,360
Orlando, FL $56,360
Lewiston, ID $56,240
Corpus Christi, TX $56,030
Kingsport, TN $56,020
Kenosha, WI $56,000
Harrisonburg, VA $55,950
Scranton, PA $55,940
Green Bay, WI $55,930
Wildwood, FL $55,910
Minot, ND $55,770
Appleton, WI $55,750
Dubuque, IA $55,750
Wausau, WI $55,700
Albany, OR $55,400
Ogden, UT $55,380
Canton, OH $55,370
Watertown, NY $55,300
Champaign, IL $55,210
Columbia, SC $55,180
Jonesboro, AR $55,140
Odessa, TX $55,070
Deltona, FL $55,060
Sebastian, FL $55,000
Springfield, MO $54,990
Eau Claire, WI $54,980
Asheville, NC $54,960
Erie, PA $54,940
York, PA $54,840
Davenport, IA $54,780
Iowa City, IA $54,770
Punta Gorda, FL $54,660
Sioux City, IA $54,630
Racine, WI $54,570
Boise City, ID $54,550
Sheboygan, WI $54,520
Tulsa, OK $54,450
Missoula, MT $54,430
Rockford, IL $54,400
La Crosse, WI $54,300
Rome, GA $54,260
Baton Rouge, LA $54,240
Saginaw, MI $54,220
Logan, UT $54,210
Bay City, MI $54,190
Tallahassee, FL $54,180
Lynchburg, VA $54,130
Ames, IA $54,080
Bangor, ME $54,080
Amarillo, TX $54,060
Cheyenne, WY $54,020
Jackson, TN $54,020
State College, PA $53,960
College Station, TX $53,940
Las Cruces, NM $53,940
Blacksburg, VA $53,930
Clarksville, TN $53,930
New Orleans, LA $53,920
St. Joseph, MO $53,750
Augusta, GA $53,740
Lewiston, ME $53,700
Grand Forks, ND $53,670
Hot Springs, AR $53,610
Pensacola, FL $53,560
Houma, LA $53,540
Janesville, WI $53,490
Lake Havasu City, AZ $53,420
Elmira, NY $53,380
Bloomington, IN $53,270
Winston, NC $53,270
Chattanooga, TN $53,250
Muskegon, MI $53,240
Waco, TX $53,240
Laredo, TX $53,220
Knoxville, TN $53,200
Slidell, LA $53,070
Elizabethtown, KY $52,970
Elkhart, IN $52,940
Charleston, WV $52,920
Killeen, TX $52,900
Vineland, NJ $52,890
Longview, TX $52,820
Greensboro, NC $52,750
Panama City, FL $52,640
Paducah, KY $52,610
Greenville, SC $52,370
Reno, NV $52,280
Lawton, OK $52,260
Sandusky, OH $52,220
Beaumont, TX $52,200
Bowling Green, KY $52,150
Gainesville, GA $52,090
Idaho Falls, ID $51,950
Staunton, VA $51,940
Terre Haute, IN $51,920
Pocatello, ID $51,900
Topeka, KS $51,840
Charleston, SC $51,790
Waterloo, IA $51,750
Gainesville, FL $51,740
Texarkana, TX $51,740
Fort Smith, AR $51,670
Williamsport, PA $51,660
Tyler, TX $51,560
St. George, UT $51,510
Wilmington, NC $51,500
El Paso, TX $51,480
Lafayette, LA $51,430
Montgomery, AL $51,400
Chico, CA $51,010
Spartanburg, SC $50,980
Muncie, IN $50,940
South Bend, IN $50,920
Sierra Vista, AZ $50,850
Wheeling, WV $50,820
Macon, GA $50,720
Casper, WY $50,690
Twin Falls, ID $50,690
Youngstown, OH $50,670
Columbus, IN $50,650
Sebring, FL $50,610
Hilton Head Island, SC $50,540
Jackson, MS $50,490
Joplin, MO $50,400
Lake Charles, LA $50,310
Johnson City, TN $50,190
Jacksonville, NC $50,130
Huntington, WV $50,010
Goldsboro, NC $49,990
Abilene, TX $49,770
Johnstown, PA $49,760
Mansfield, OH $49,730
Cape Girardeau, MO $49,660
Alexandria, LA $49,650
Lafayette, IN $49,620
Brownsville, TX $49,560
Sherman, TX $49,460
San Juan, PR $49,430
Lawrence, KS $49,400
Fayetteville, NC $49,380
Warner Robins, GA $49,330
Jefferson City, MO $49,270
Pinehurst, NC $49,150
Wichita, KS $49,050
Burlington, NC $48,970
Hickory, NC $48,920
Columbus, GA $48,900
Shreveport, LA $48,870
Mobile, AL $48,730
Cleveland, TN $48,670
Rocky Mount, NC $48,540
Wichita Falls, TX $48,460
Myrtle Beach, SC $48,210
Florence, SC $48,140
Manhattan, KS $48,130
Victoria, TX $48,120
Hinesville, GA $47,870
Brunswick, GA $47,790
Weirton, WV $47,780
San Angelo, TX $47,750
Greenville, NC $47,730
Albany, GA $47,700
Lubbock, TX $47,430
Athens, GA $47,350
Huntsville, AL $47,050
Sumter, SC $47,020
Owensboro, KY $46,910
Monroe, LA $46,900
Hammond, LA $46,810
Decatur, AL $46,530
Valdosta, GA $46,500
Chambersburg, PA $46,420
Beckley, WV $46,340
Dalton, GA $45,390
Eagle Pass, TX $44,820
McAllen, TX $44,680
Florence, AL $44,640
Michigan City, IN $44,640
Tuscaloosa, AL $44,430
Enid, OK $43,750
Gulfport, MS $42,820
Hattiesburg, MS $42,750
Daphne, AL $42,070
Dothan, AL $41,810
Auburn, AL $40,950
Anniston, AL $39,420
Gadsden, AL $37,960