The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina 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 | $46,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,790.
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 | $57,860 | 13.81% | 3.21% |
| 2021 | $49,870 | -0.92% | - |
| 2020 | $50,330 | -14.78% | - |
| 2019 | $57,770 | -0.76% | - |
| 2018 | $58,210 | 1.87% | - |
| 2017 | $57,120 | 1.96% | - |
| 2016 | $56,000 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,860, Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is the second highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Hawaii, following the highest paying city Urban Honolulu (median annual salary of $58,630). Compared with Urban Honolulu, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina | |
| Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area | |
| Honolulu |