The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 | $34,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,740.
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 | $48,110 | 3.72% | 15.78% |
| 2021 | $46,320 | 2.98% | - |
| 2020 | $44,940 | 5.43% | - |
| 2019 | $42,500 | -1.39% | - |
| 2018 | $43,090 | -0.12% | - |
| 2017 | $43,140 | -1.18% | - |
| 2016 | $43,650 | 3.64% | - |
| 2015 | $42,060 | 3.54% | - |
| 2014 | $40,570 | 3.77% | - |
| 2013 | $39,040 | -3.79% | - |
| 2012 | $40,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,110 in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.