Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary in the US
A paralegals and legal assistants earns a national median of $62,890 a year (mean $69,700) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #387 of 825.
How much does a paralegals and legal assistants earn in the US?
A paralegals and legal assistants in the United States earns a median of $62,890 a year (mean $69,700), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 392,880 people work in this occupation (SOC 23-2011), ranked #387 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$62,890
per year
Mean
$69,700
per year
Employment
392,880
US workers
National rank
#387
of 825 by median
What a paralegals and legal assistants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a paralegals and legal assistants (SOC 23-2011) earns a median annual wage of $62,890 and a mean (average) of $69,700. The median is the midpoint — half of paralegals and legal assistants earn more and half earn less — and is 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a paralegals and legal assistants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for paralegals and legal assistants is $62,890, and the mean (average) is $69,700. The median is the midpoint — half of paralegals and legal assistants earn more and half earn less.
- How does paralegals and legal assistants pay compare to the US average?
- At $62,890, a paralegals and legal assistants earns 23% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many paralegals and legal assistants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 392,880 paralegals and legal assistants employed nationally (SOC 23-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this paralegals and legal assistants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 23-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 23-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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