The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $37,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,440.
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 | $60,310 | 20.84% | 29.91% |
| 2021 | $47,740 | -3.14% | - |
| 2020 | $49,240 | 5.44% | - |
| 2019 | $46,560 | 12.95% | - |
| 2018 | $40,530 | -0.69% | - |
| 2017 | $40,810 | 3.43% | - |
| 2016 | $39,410 | -14.67% | - |
| 2015 | $45,190 | 1.81% | - |
| 2014 | $44,370 | 2.34% | - |
| 2013 | $43,330 | 2.45% | - |
| 2012 | $42,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,310 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.9 percent (41.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.