The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $47,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,900.
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 | $66,210 | 5.18% | 20.03% |
| 2021 | $62,780 | 7.14% | - |
| 2020 | $58,300 | -0.46% | - |
| 2019 | $58,570 | -2.71% | - |
| 2018 | $60,160 | 10.14% | - |
| 2017 | $54,060 | 0.20% | - |
| 2016 | $53,950 | 2.74% | - |
| 2015 | $52,470 | -11.11% | - |
| 2014 | $58,300 | 1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $57,640 | 8.14% | - |
| 2012 | $52,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,210 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 47.1 percent (47.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.