The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 | $36,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,910.
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 | $49,540 | 5.59% | 18.81% |
| 2021 | $46,770 | -1.07% | - |
| 2020 | $47,270 | -3.41% | - |
| 2019 | $48,880 | 7.45% | - |
| 2018 | $45,240 | -1.19% | - |
| 2017 | $45,780 | 4.24% | - |
| 2016 | $43,840 | 0.09% | - |
| 2015 | $43,800 | 3.70% | - |
| 2014 | $42,180 | 5.93% | - |
| 2013 | $39,680 | -1.36% | - |
| 2012 | $40,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,540 in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Cedar Rapids and 3.3 percent (3.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Ames | |
| Iowa City | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Dubuque | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area |