The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Vallejo-Fairfield, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Vallejo-Fairfield 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 | $43,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Vallejo-Fairfield, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,090.
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 | $62,720 | -13.58% | 33.00% |
| 2021 | $71,240 | 15.68% | - |
| 2020 | $60,070 | -1.70% | - |
| 2019 | $61,090 | 13.86% | - |
| 2018 | $52,620 | -23.93% | - |
| 2017 | $65,210 | 1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $63,960 | 16.62% | - |
| 2014 | $53,330 | 1.86% | - |
| 2013 | $52,340 | 19.72% | - |
| 2012 | $42,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,720 in Vallejo-Fairfield 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 Vallejo-Fairfield is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 44.2 percent (44.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.