The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $35,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,490.
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 | $48,150 | -17.53% | 45.07% |
| 2021 | $56,590 | 11.61% | - |
| 2020 | $50,020 | 3.16% | - |
| 2019 | $48,440 | 5.99% | - |
| 2018 | $45,540 | -1.05% | - |
| 2017 | $46,020 | 6.93% | - |
| 2016 | $42,830 | 8.69% | - |
| 2015 | $39,110 | 8.72% | - |
| 2014 | $35,700 | 7.98% | - |
| 2013 | $32,850 | 19.48% | - |
| 2012 | $26,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,150 in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana is 23.4 percent (23.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.