The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $49,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,180.
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 | $60,690 | 19.03% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | $49,140 | -17.40% | - |
| 2020 | $57,690 | -4.42% | - |
| 2019 | $60,240 | -17.68% | - |
| 2018 | $70,890 | -21.63% | - |
| 2017 | $86,220 | 27.29% | - |
| 2016 | $62,690 | 10.51% | - |
| 2015 | $56,100 | -2.14% | - |
| 2014 | $57,300 | 7.00% | - |
| 2013 | $53,290 | -13.83% | - |
| 2012 | $60,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,690 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 29.0 percent (29.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.3 percent (42.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.