The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $31,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paralegals and legal assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,690 | 5.26% | 6.91% |
| 2016 | $53,710 | 9.01% | - |
| 2015 | $48,870 | 1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $47,910 | -4.53% | - |
| 2013 | $50,080 | -5.37% | - |
| 2012 | $52,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,690, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $62,830). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Rockford | |
| Springfield | |
| Decatur | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |