The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $34,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paralegals and legal assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $58,370 | 6.06% | -5.86% |
| 2016 | $54,830 | -6.75% | - |
| 2015 | $58,530 | -2.29% | - |
| 2014 | $59,870 | -0.89% | - |
| 2013 | $60,400 | -2.30% | - |
| 2012 | $61,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,370 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 40.0 percent (40.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.