Paralegals and Legal Assistants
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How much do Paralegals and Legal Assistants earn yearly?
The median income is the amount of money per year that half of Paralegals and Legal Assistants earned more than and half earned less. Ten percent of workers earned less than $38,742 and ten percent earned more than $100,951.
| Income Percentile | Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $38,742 |
| Median (50%) | $60,438 |
| High (90%) | $100,951 |
What is the job outlook for new Paralegals and Legal Assistants?
There are 375,166 jobs in this career today. It is projected to have 390,051 jobs in 5 years for a growth rate of +3.97%.
The growth rate is a national projection of how many job openings will exist in this career in the future as compared to today.
Projected Growth Rate: +3.97%
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