Average Experienced Legal Assistant with Filing Court Documents Skills Salary in Chicago, Illinois

Skills in Drafting Correspondence, Client Interaction and Typing are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Case Management and Document Preparation.

An entry-level Legal Assistant with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $36,499 based on 7 salaries. An early career Legal Assistant with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $37,340 based on 36 salaries. A mid-career Legal Assistant with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $44,296 based on 17 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $64,832.

Employees with Legal Assistant in their job title in Los Angeles, California earn an average of 33.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Portland, Oregon (24.3% more) and Houston, Texas (7.5% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Tampa, Florida (10.4% less), New York, New York (4.6% less) and Dallas, Texas (1.2% less).