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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in UNITED STATES


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          Period          		 2024
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $19.09 $23.17 $29.33 $37.63 $47.59
          Yearly $39,710 $48,190 $61,010 $78,280 $98,990
          Connecticut Hourly $21.63 $23.62 $30.41 $37.46 $45.78
          Yearly $44,990 $49,130 $63,260 $77,920 $95,220
          Arkansas Hourly $16.70 $18.49 $22.57 $27.72 $37.18
          Yearly $34,740 $38,460 $46,940 $57,660 $77,330
          Rhode Island Hourly $18.84 $21.90 $26.22 $30.37 $39.37
          Yearly $39,190 $45,560 $54,540 $63,180 $81,880
          Virgin Islands Hourly $19.21 $23.31 $24.12 $26.86 $34.88
          Yearly $39,950 $48,490 $50,160 $55,870 $72,550
          South Carolina Hourly $17.10 $19.49 $23.39 $27.97 $32.67
          Yearly $35,570 $40,530 $48,640 $58,180 $67,950
          Michigan Hourly $21.21 $23.37 $29.56 $36.87 $42.31
          Yearly $44,110 $48,610 $61,490 $76,680 $88,000
          Kansas Hourly $17.84 $20.55 $23.52 $30.33 $38.58
          Yearly $37,110 $42,740 $48,910 $63,090 $80,240
          Texas Hourly $18.20 $22.20 $28.70 $35.89 $46.41
          Yearly $37,850 $46,180 $59,700 $74,650 $96,530
          Illinois Hourly $21.24 $23.47 $29.95 $38.86 $49.17
          Yearly $44,180 $48,820 $62,290 $80,830 $102,270
          Alabama Hourly $14.57 $17.91 $22.15 $29.09 $35.24
          Yearly $30,300 $37,250 $46,060 $60,510 $73,300
          South Dakota Hourly $22.61 $23.28 $27.55 $30.60 $40.46
          Yearly $47,020 $48,420 $57,300 $63,650 $84,150
          Arizona Hourly $20.91 $22.67 $29.43 $37.55 $46.67
          Yearly $43,480 $47,150 $61,220 $78,110 $97,070
          Hawaii Hourly $23.41 $25.30 $29.28 $35.32 $40.33
          Yearly $48,690 $52,620 $60,890 $73,470 $83,890
          Wisconsin Hourly $21.06 $22.93 $27.18 $36.00 $39.38
          Yearly $43,810 $47,700 $56,520 $74,870 $81,910
          North Dakota Hourly $20.13 $24.09 $28.80 $34.15 $37.10
          Yearly $41,870 $50,100 $59,910 $71,030 $77,160
          Wyoming Hourly $19.21 $22.18 $24.03 $28.17 $35.00
          Yearly $39,950 $46,140 $49,980 $58,600 $72,800
          Missouri Hourly $17.98 $21.92 $28.24 $34.28 $40.68
          Yearly $37,400 $45,590 $58,730 $71,310 $84,610
          Washington Hourly $24.28 $29.36 $37.50 $48.94 $55.34
          Yearly $50,500 $61,070 $78,010 $101,790 $115,120
          Alaska Hourly $22.04 $24.11 $29.39 $37.33 $45.87
          Yearly $45,840 $50,140 $61,120 $77,650 $95,410
          Oklahoma Hourly $17.51 $21.12 $24.14 $29.68 $37.96
          Yearly $36,420 $43,940 $50,200 $61,730 $78,950
          Pennsylvania Hourly $19.53 $22.80 $29.30 $37.94 $45.67
          Yearly $40,620 $47,420 $60,950 $78,920 $94,990
          Georgia Hourly $17.68 $21.76 $26.50 $35.53 $44.47
          Yearly $36,770 $45,250 $55,120 $73,900 $92,500
          District of Columbia Hourly $28.81 $35.07 $47.74 $52.56 $61.59
          Yearly $59,930 $72,950 $99,300 $109,320 $128,100
          Idaho Hourly $13.94 $20.56 $25.97 $32.08 $35.87
          Yearly $29,000 $42,770 $54,020 $66,720 $74,610
          New Hampshire Hourly $17.25 $23.39 $29.16 $36.38 $41.95
          Yearly $35,870 $48,660 $60,640 $75,660 $87,260
          Utah Hourly $19.74 $22.79 $26.75 $35.50 $42.26
          Yearly $41,060 $47,410 $55,630 $73,840 $87,900
          Virginia Hourly $21.20 $23.37 $29.42 $38.21 $46.89
          Yearly $44,100 $48,620 $61,200 $79,470 $97,520
          California Hourly $23.08 $27.43 $35.08 $46.11 $50.65
          Yearly $48,000 $57,040 $72,960 $95,910 $105,350
          Oregon Hourly $23.00 $25.85 $30.75 $38.33 $47.97
          Yearly $47,840 $53,780 $63,970 $79,720 $99,780
          Delaware Hourly $22.83 $24.56 $28.84 $36.27 $47.02
          Yearly $47,490 $51,090 $60,000 $75,430 $97,800
          Montana Hourly $21.67 $22.80 $26.07 $30.21 $36.87
          Yearly $45,080 $47,430 $54,230 $62,830 $76,700
          Florida Hourly $18.00 $22.49 $28.98 $35.62 $39.64
          Yearly $37,440 $46,780 $60,280 $74,090 $82,450
          Tennessee Hourly $18.18 $22.28 $26.57 $30.70 $36.79
          Yearly $37,810 $46,350 $55,270 $63,860 $76,510
          New Jersey Hourly $21.42 $24.84 $30.19 $37.52 $47.29
          Yearly $44,540 $51,670 $62,790 $78,040 $98,360
          Nevada Hourly $13.00 $23.28 $29.85 $35.27 $37.86
          Yearly $27,040 $48,420 $62,090 $73,360 $78,760
          Maine Hourly $18.33 $23.06 $28.13 $30.63 $37.50
          Yearly $38,130 $47,960 $58,510 $63,700 $78,000
          Minnesota Hourly $21.54 $26.90 $32.37 $39.64 $47.35
          Yearly $44,800 $55,950 $67,320 $82,460 $98,480
          Ohio Hourly $18.24 $22.72 $28.30 $36.30 $40.16
          Yearly $37,930 $47,260 $58,870 $75,500 $83,530
          Nebraska Hourly $19.33 $23.42 $29.53 $36.32 $42.57
          Yearly $40,200 $48,720 $61,410 $75,540 $88,540
          West Virginia Hourly $15.21 $18.19 $23.86 $33.63 $41.85
          Yearly $31,640 $37,830 $49,620 $69,950 $87,050
          Iowa Hourly $18.02 $21.72 $25.62 $30.98 $37.81
          Yearly $37,480 $45,180 $53,280 $64,440 $78,640
          New York Hourly $23.02 $27.68 $31.92 $43.05 $50.92
          Yearly $47,880 $57,570 $66,390 $89,540 $105,910
          Massachusetts Hourly $23.96 $29.02 $36.05 $44.48 $51.75
          Yearly $49,850 $60,370 $74,990 $92,510 $107,650
          North Carolina Hourly $17.86 $21.54 $23.75 $30.01 $39.60
          Yearly $37,150 $44,810 $49,390 $62,420 $82,380
          Vermont Hourly $22.83 $23.67 $30.29 $33.56 $38.19
          Yearly $47,490 $49,230 $63,000 $69,810 $79,440
          Maryland Hourly $22.03 $24.35 $30.56 $38.62 $47.84
          Yearly $45,820 $50,650 $63,560 $80,330 $99,520
          New Mexico Hourly $21.18 $23.29 $27.22 $31.46 $37.29
          Yearly $44,050 $48,450 $56,620 $65,450 $77,570
          Indiana Hourly $19.27 $22.19 $24.37 $32.97 $45.16
          Yearly $40,070 $46,150 $50,690 $68,580 $93,930
          Guam Hourly $14.68 $18.23 $21.15 $28.06 $36.04
          Yearly $30,540 $37,920 $43,990 $58,350 $74,960
          Mississippi Hourly $16.50 $16.95 $18.81 $25.04 $32.51
          Yearly $34,320 $35,260 $39,120 $52,090 $67,620
          Louisiana Hourly $15.13 $18.49 $22.88 $30.63 $37.12
          Yearly $31,460 $38,470 $47,580 $63,700 $77,200
          Puerto Rico Hourly $10.61 $14.77 $18.58 $27.90 $44.18
          Yearly $22,060 $30,720 $38,640 $58,030 $91,890
          Kentucky Hourly $18.10 $21.69 $23.56 $29.78 $37.41
          Yearly $37,650 $45,120 $49,000 $61,940 $77,800
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