The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Hanford-Corcoran, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Hanford-Corcoran 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 | $40,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Hanford-Corcoran, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,390.
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 | $54,320 | 11.63% | 19.94% |
| 2021 | $48,000 | 13.58% | - |
| 2020 | $41,480 | -4.85% | - |
| 2014 | $43,490 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $43,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,320 in Hanford-Corcoran is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Hanford-Corcoran is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.