The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 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 | $28,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paralegals and legal assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $48,520 | -6.47% | 1.20% |
| 2016 | $51,660 | -12.18% | - |
| 2015 | $57,950 | 0.00% | - |
| 2014 | $57,950 | 13.25% | - |
| 2013 | $50,270 | 4.63% | - |
| 2012 | $47,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,520 in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 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 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.