The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $37,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,450.
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 | $50,650 | 6.57% | 17.85% |
| 2021 | $47,320 | -7.48% | - |
| 2020 | $50,860 | 4.31% | - |
| 2019 | $48,670 | -0.99% | - |
| 2018 | $49,150 | 2.28% | - |
| 2017 | $48,030 | 0.00% | - |
| 2016 | $48,030 | 6.54% | - |
| 2015 | $44,890 | 2.74% | - |
| 2014 | $43,660 | 6.30% | - |
| 2013 | $40,910 | -1.71% | - |
| 2012 | $41,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,650, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $51,470). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Lexington-Fayette is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |