The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $36,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,620.
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 | $51,470 | 5.23% | 22.69% |
| 2021 | $48,780 | 0.88% | - |
| 2020 | $48,350 | 5.19% | - |
| 2019 | $45,840 | 1.03% | - |
| 2018 | $45,370 | 3.39% | - |
| 2017 | $43,830 | -4.29% | - |
| 2016 | $45,710 | -0.98% | - |
| 2015 | $46,160 | 3.27% | - |
| 2014 | $44,650 | 4.23% | - |
| 2013 | $42,760 | 6.95% | - |
| 2012 | $39,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,470, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $50,650). In comparison, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| 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 |