The salary statistics of legal support workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare legal support worker salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal support workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) legal support workers is $118,850. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $58,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid legal support workers is $35,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal support workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $58,690 | 2.16% | 9.17% |
| 2017 | $57,420 | 2.53% | - |
| 2016 | $55,970 | 1.68% | - |
| 2015 | $55,030 | -0.18% | - |
| 2014 | $55,130 | 2.43% | - |
| 2013 | $53,790 | 0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $53,310 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].