The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $28,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,860.
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 | $45,940 | 0.94% | 20.98% |
| 2021 | $45,510 | 30.34% | - |
| 2020 | $31,700 | -1.55% | - |
| 2019 | $32,190 | -5.44% | - |
| 2018 | $33,940 | -12.88% | - |
| 2017 | $38,310 | 5.25% | - |
| 2015 | $36,300 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $36,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,940 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Carbondale-Marion is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 33.6 percent (33.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.