The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $62,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,600.
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 | $85,470 | 3.98% | 30.10% |
| 2021 | $82,070 | -8.36% | - |
| 2020 | $88,930 | 2.95% | - |
| 2019 | $86,310 | -1.90% | - |
| 2018 | $87,950 | 11.52% | - |
| 2017 | $77,820 | 0.33% | - |
| 2016 | $77,560 | 15.87% | - |
| 2015 | $65,250 | 8.72% | - |
| 2014 | $59,560 | 5.07% | - |
| 2013 | $56,540 | -5.66% | - |
| 2012 | $59,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,470, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $79,790). In comparison, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.