The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 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 | $35,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,560.
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 | $49,650 | 5.26% | 10.57% |
| 2021 | $47,040 | 5.23% | - |
| 2020 | $44,580 | 1.93% | - |
| 2019 | $43,720 | 5.38% | - |
| 2018 | $41,370 | -0.36% | - |
| 2017 | $41,520 | -3.90% | - |
| 2016 | $43,140 | -6.93% | - |
| 2015 | $46,130 | 4.16% | - |
| 2014 | $44,210 | -5.34% | - |
| 2013 | $46,570 | 4.66% | - |
| 2012 | $44,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,650 in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater and 27.5 percent (27.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.