The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach 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 | $33,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,880.
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 | $47,060 | 20.31% | 23.67% |
| 2021 | $37,500 | -14.64% | - |
| 2020 | $42,990 | 1.07% | - |
| 2019 | $42,530 | 8.25% | - |
| 2018 | $39,020 | 8.35% | - |
| 2017 | $35,760 | -2.46% | - |
| 2016 | $36,640 | -12.85% | - |
| 2015 | $41,350 | -1.45% | - |
| 2014 | $41,950 | 5.32% | - |
| 2013 | $39,720 | 9.57% | - |
| 2012 | $35,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,060 in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.