Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Nationwide Salary Range for 2010
The typical amount of money people make in this career. Salaries above $166,400 are displayed as "> $166,400."
Civilian Salary Range:
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| 10%$29,460 | 25%$36,230 | 50%$46,680 | 75%$59,910 | 90%$74,870 |
Military Salary Range:
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| 10%$30,566 | 25%$41,929 | 50%$53,567 | 75%$67,916 | 90%$80,975 |
Nationwide Historical Salary Average*
*The amount of money people made in this career over the past five years. Salaries above $166,400 are displayed as '> $166K.'
Civilian Historical Salary:
Military Historical Salary:
Statewide Historical Salary Average*
What makes up a civilian salary?
Civilian salaries include a lot more than just base pay.
They also may offer:
- Commissions/Tips
- Incentive Pay
- Cost-of-Living Allowances
- Longevity Pay
What makes up a military salary?
Military salaries include a lot more than just base pay.
They also may offer:
- Housing Allowances
- Subsistence Allowances
- Special and Incentive Pays
- Cost-of-Living Allowances
- Hazardous-Duty Pay
- Bonuses
Learn more about what goes into a salary with the Compensation Estimator
Learn more about Military Benefits
STATE BY STATE SALARY
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| $29,360 Puerto Rico | $61,960 District of Columbia | |
Highest Paying Cities for This Career
| City | Salary |
|---|---|
| Napa, CA | $66,970 |
| South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $66,210 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | $65,620 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $63,750 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | $63,110 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $62,740 |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $62,420 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division | $58,890 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | $58,730 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | $58,290 |