The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Lake Havasu City-Kingman 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 | $34,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,530.
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 | $55,680 | 15.45% | 26.19% |
| 2021 | $47,080 | 18.69% | - |
| 2020 | $38,280 | -8.44% | - |
| 2019 | $41,510 | -4.38% | - |
| 2018 | $43,330 | 2.63% | - |
| 2017 | $42,190 | 2.58% | - |
| 2016 | $41,100 | 9.61% | - |
| 2015 | $37,150 | 2.02% | - |
| 2013 | $36,400 | -12.91% | - |
| 2012 | $41,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,680, Lake Havasu City-Kingman is the second highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale (median annual salary of $62,590). Compared with Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Lake Havasu City-Kingman is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Yuma | |
| Tucson | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Prescott | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |