Salary for Paralegal or Legal Assistant Jobs

Updated: 3 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$20K	$40K	$60K
Salary	$25,556 - $59,026
Bonus	$206.18 - $5,005
Profit Sharing	$305.21 - $5,280
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$22,685 - $59,306
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 3 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,568

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Companies and Industries for Paralegal or Legal Assistant Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)	Not enough data
Fragomen, Del Rey & Bernsen	Not enough data

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Law Firm / Law Office	$27,059 - $63,552
Civil Litigation	$27,927 - $63,922
Government	$29,299 - $69,196
Government / Public Law Offices	$26,985 - $64,966
Real Estate	$25,871 - $62,116

Key Statistics for Paralegal or Legal Assistant Jobs

Gender

	Female 87%			Male 13%
Salary:	$30,705 - $46,361			$31,128 - $49,641

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

10%

1-4 years

41%

5-9 years

18%

10-19 years

17%

20 years or more

14%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$25,536 - $57,425
Associate's Degree	$22,062 - $50,052
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Paralegal/Legal Assistant	$21,926 - $45,616
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (PolySci)	$23,954 - $94,518
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Paralegal/Law	$19,933 - $45,150

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 60%		Dental: 36%
	Vision: 25%		None: 39%

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Career Path for Paralegal or Legal Assistant Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Paralegal or Legal Assistant

Salary Range

$22,685 - $59,306

	Paralegal / Legal Assistant $23,921 - $57,173
	Paralegal $26,639 - $64,325
	Legal Assistant $22,278 - $53,157

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Paralegal or Legal Assistant

Salary Range

$22,685 - $59,306

	Corporate Paralegal $36,472 - $82,985
	Attorney / Lawyer $45,090 - $179,777
	Paralegal Supervisor $35,575 - $88,377

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Paralegal or Legal Assistant Job Description

People with the job title Paralegal or Legal Assistant typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Paralegals / Legal Assistants

Assist lawyers by researching legal precedent, investigating facts or preparing legal documents. Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts and real estate closing statements. Prepare affidavits or other documents, maintain document file and file pleadings with court clerk. Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions and legal articles, codes and documents. Investigate facts and law of cases to determine causes of action and to prepare cases. Call upon witnesses to testify at hearing. Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.