The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 | $30,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,680.
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 | $40,340 | 4.26% | -7.93% |
| 2021 | $38,620 | -10.95% | - |
| 2020 | $42,850 | 3.66% | - |
| 2019 | $41,280 | -0.65% | - |
| 2018 | $41,550 | -4.79% | - |
| 2017 | $43,540 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $43,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,340 in Sierra Vista-Douglas is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Sierra Vista-Douglas is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 6.0 percent (6.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |