Salary by state
Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Paralegals and Legal Assistants — median wage by state
- District of Columbia: $99,300
- Washington: $78,010
- Massachusetts: $74,990
- Colorado: $73,380
- California: $72,960
- Minnesota: $67,320
- New York: $66,390
- Oregon: $63,970
- Maryland: $63,560
- Connecticut: $63,260
- Vermont: $63,000
- New Jersey: $62,790
- Illinois: $62,290
- Nevada: $62,090
- Michigan: $61,490
- Nebraska: $61,410
- Arizona: $61,220
- Virginia: $61,200
- Alaska: $61,120
- Pennsylvania: $60,950
- Hawaii: $60,890
- New Hampshire: $60,640
- Florida: $60,280
- Delaware: $60,000
- North Dakota: $59,910
- Texas: $59,700
- Ohio: $58,870
- Missouri: $58,730
- Maine: $58,510
- South Dakota: $57,300
- New Mexico: $56,620
- Wisconsin: $56,520
- Utah: $55,630
- Tennessee: $55,270
- Georgia: $55,120
- Rhode Island: $54,540
- Montana: $54,230
- Idaho: $54,020
- Iowa: $53,280
- Indiana: $50,690
- Oklahoma: $50,200
- Wyoming: $49,980
- West Virginia: $49,620
- North Carolina: $49,390
- Kentucky: $49,000
- Kansas: $48,910
- South Carolina: $48,640
- Louisiana: $47,580
- Arkansas: $46,940
- Alabama: $46,060
- Mississippi: $39,120
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- District of Columbia$99,300
- Washington$78,010
- Massachusetts$74,990
- Colorado$73,380
- California$72,960
- Minnesota$67,320
- New York$66,390
- Oregon$63,970
- Maryland$63,560
- Connecticut$63,260
- Vermont$63,000
- New Jersey$62,790
- Illinois$62,290
- Nevada$62,090
- Michigan$61,490
- Nebraska$61,410
- Arizona$61,220
- Virginia$61,200
- Alaska$61,120
- Pennsylvania$60,950
- Hawaii$60,890
- New Hampshire$60,640
- Florida$60,280
- Delaware$60,000
- North Dakota$59,910
- Texas$59,700
- Ohio$58,870
- Missouri$58,730
- Maine$58,510
- South Dakota$57,300
- New Mexico$56,620
- Wisconsin$56,520
- Utah$55,630
- Tennessee$55,270
- Georgia$55,120
- Rhode Island$54,540
- Montana$54,230
- Idaho$54,020
- Iowa$53,280
- Indiana$50,690
- Oklahoma$50,200
- Wyoming$49,980
- West Virginia$49,620
- North Carolina$49,390
- Kentucky$49,000
- Kansas$48,910
- South Carolina$48,640
- Louisiana$47,580
- Arkansas$46,940
- Alabama$46,060
- Mississippi$39,120