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Paralegal salary in California

A real-employer view of Paralegal pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Paralegal in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 15 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $65,894. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry11$62,400
Level II — qualified2$72,947
Level III — experienced1$78,603

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Paralegal in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
SAC ATTORNEYS LLPParalegal5$66,560
CHUGH, LLPPARALEGAL2$66,760
TEZ Law P.C.Paralegal1$49,005
TEZ LAW PCParalegal1$53,206
Christopher Chi ZhangParalegal1$66,560
Law Office of Robert B JobeParalegal1$80,000
WANG IP LAW GROUP, P.C.Paralegal1$60,000
Glacier Law LLPParalegal1$65,894
Judith L. Wood, APLCParalegal1$78,603
IndUS Counsel, Inc.Paralegal1$62,046

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • PARALEGAL at CHUGH, LLP
    $65,520
    SANTA CLARADecided Nov 26, 2025I-200-25323-422394
  • Paralegal at TEZ Law P.C.
    $49,005
    West CovinaWage Level IDecided Jul 24, 2025I-200-25198-183688
  • Paralegal at SAC ATTORNEYS LLP
    $62,400
    BERKELEYWage Level IDecided Jun 12, 2025I-200-25156-059610
  • Paralegal at TEZ LAW PC
    $53,206
    West CovinaWage Level IDecided Jun 12, 2025I-200-25156-056758
  • Paralegal at Christopher Chi Zhang
    $66,560
    San JoseWage Level IDecided May 28, 2025I-200-25140-997561
  • Paralegal at Law Office of Robert B Jobe
    $80,000
    San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided May 23, 2025I-200-25137-988126
  • Paralegal at SAC ATTORNEYS LLP
    $66,560
    san joseWage Level IDecided May 22, 2025I-200-25135-982660
  • Paralegal at SAC ATTORNEYS LLP
    $66,560
    san joseWage Level IDecided May 22, 2025I-200-25135-982650

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.