The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paralegals and legal assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,120 | -8.63% | 3.32% |
| 2021 | $46,840 | 10.99% | - |
| 2016 | $41,690 | 4.32% | - |
| 2015 | $39,890 | -4.51% | - |
| 2012 | $41,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,120 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 28.7 percent (28.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Gadsden | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |