United States Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Paralegals and Legal Assistants Aged 16yrs+

Updated on January 20, 2023.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022, the median weekly earnings (not seasonally adjusted) of full-time workers aged 16 years and above in the United States for paralegals and legal assistants, was $1,137; median weekly earnings of male paralegals and legal assistants was $1,438, and that of females in the same occupation was $1,118.

The chart and table below shows the historical median weekly earnings (without seasonal adjustment) by gender for full-time paralegals and legal assistants in the United States from 2002 to 2022.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Paralegals and Legal Assistants Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Paralegals and Legal Assistants Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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Year	Both Genders ($)	Men ($)	Women ($)
2002	650	685	641
2003	696	757	685
2004	731	944	713
2005	740	769	737
2006	740	939	726
2007	797	888	789
2008	796	888	790
2009	846	856	845
2010	836	957	815
2011	824	884	813
2012	872	919	865
2013	846	923	825
2014	831		840
2015	927		910
2016	874		863
2017	945		934
2018	948	917	953
2019	963		970
2020	942		918
2021	1080	1229	1065
2022	1137	1438	1118

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