The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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 | $37,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,870.
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 | $59,620 | 0.03% | 21.77% |
| 2021 | $59,600 | 7.27% | - |
| 2020 | $55,270 | -1.52% | - |
| 2019 | $56,110 | 5.81% | - |
| 2018 | $52,850 | 8.65% | - |
| 2017 | $48,280 | 2.88% | - |
| 2016 | $46,890 | -9.98% | - |
| 2015 | $51,570 | -2.89% | - |
| 2014 | $53,060 | 8.07% | - |
| 2013 | $48,780 | 4.39% | - |
| 2012 | $46,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,620, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is the second highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater (median annual salary of $62,570). Compared with Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower.