The highest-paying states for other legal support workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of other legal support workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $140,400, Virginia is the highest paying state for other legal support workers. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $93,560). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of other legal support workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | $140,400 |
$72,900 | 6,300 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $93,560 |
$60,820 | 160 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $89,220 |
$45,070 | 370 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $78,940 |
$50,630 | 1,500 |
| 5 | Washington | $74,710 |
$45,300 | 940 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $72,090 |
$41,610 | 80 |
| 7 | Maryland | $70,510 |
$38,100 | 2,280 |
| 8 | Delaware | $70,300 |
$51,920 | 320 |
| 9 | New York | $69,330 |
$41,640 | 1,240 |
| 10 | Alaska | $66,290 |
$45,230 | 80 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $66,210 |
$47,760 | 190 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $65,290 |
$42,880 | 700 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $65,250 |
$44,800 | 90 |
| 14 | Michigan | $64,390 |
$38,870 | 660 |
| 15 | Texas | $63,250 |
$39,990 | 1,860 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $62,970 |
$40,350 | 1,140 |
| 17 | Colorado | $61,120 |
$39,330 | 1,900 |
| 18 | Kansas | $61,090 |
$46,800 | 70 |
| 19 | Missouri | $60,550 |
$41,700 | 290 |
| 20 | Nevada | $60,490 |
$37,980 | 1,010 |
| 21 | Oregon | $60,290 |
$41,600 | 520 |
| 22 | Vermont | $60,200 |
$41,600 | 60 |
| 23 | South Carolina | $59,450 |
$44,280 | 150 |
| 24 | Ohio | $58,840 |
$36,120 | 700 |
| 25 | Georgia | $57,720 |
$37,440 | 2,350 |
| 26 | Arkansas | $57,620 |
$46,220 | 80 |
| 27 | Hawaii | $57,270 |
$37,420 | 110 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $56,430 |
$43,680 | 170 |
| 29 | Maine | $56,290 |
$41,760 | 130 |
| 30 | Idaho | $56,170 |
$40,910 | 80 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | $56,140 |
$31,890 | 180 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $56,140 |
$35,170 | 810 |
| 33 | Arizona | $55,910 |
$37,960 | 530 |
| 34 | California | $54,950 |
$39,750 | 9,580 |
| 35 | Mississippi | $54,720 |
$40,200 | 70 |
| 36 | Illinois | $54,180 |
$39,680 | 2,230 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $52,890 |
$37,830 | 230 |
| 38 | North Dakota | $51,780 |
$27,040 | 50 |
| 39 | Alabama | $51,560 |
$37,520 | 240 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $51,400 |
$42,930 | 110 |
| 41 | Indiana | $51,100 |
$36,440 | 810 |
| 42 | Louisiana | $50,000 |
$33,300 | 770 |
| 43 | Florida | $49,550 |
$29,430 | 2,010 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $49,550 |
$31,630 | 450 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $49,550 |
$40,250 | 120 |
| 46 | Iowa | $49,350 |
$33,990 | 710 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | $45,980 |
$33,980 | 510 |
| 48 | Utah | $44,740 |
$39,680 | 220 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $41,870 |
$31,270 | 180 |
| 50 | Montana | $39,070 |
$33,210 | 160 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $33,190 |
$26,760 | 0 |
| 52 | Wyoming | $23,390 |
$21,800 | 70 |