The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paralegals and legal assistants from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $36,790 | -4.35% | -0.60% |
| 2020 | $38,390 | -0.65% | - |
| 2019 | $38,640 | -16.87% | - |
| 2018 | $45,160 | 2.70% | - |
| 2017 | $43,940 | 8.35% | - |
| 2016 | $40,270 | 0.99% | - |
| 2015 | $39,870 | 3.59% | - |
| 2014 | $38,440 | -0.21% | - |
| 2013 | $38,520 | 3.92% | - |
| 2012 | $37,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,790 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Arkansas. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hot Springs.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jonesboro | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pine Bluff | |
| Hot Springs |