The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $31,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,270.
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 | $37,210 | 1.24% | 38.24% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | -9.03% | - |
| 2020 | $40,070 | -11.60% | - |
| 2019 | $44,720 | 48.61% | - |
| 2015 | $22,980 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $22,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,210 in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 10.7 percent (10.7%) 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 |