The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $46,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,480.
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 | $61,480 | 0.67% | 15.92% |
| 2021 | $61,070 | 7.25% | - |
| 2020 | $56,640 | -1.39% | - |
| 2019 | $57,430 | -0.12% | - |
| 2018 | $57,500 | -18.26% | - |
| 2017 | $68,000 | 16.43% | - |
| 2016 | $56,830 | 3.82% | - |
| 2015 | $54,660 | 12.31% | - |
| 2014 | $47,930 | -5.47% | - |
| 2013 | $50,550 | -2.26% | - |
| 2012 | $51,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,480 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 28.1 percent (28.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 43.0 percent (43.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.