The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $29,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,530.
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 | $55,930 | 5.90% | 14.05% |
| 2016 | $52,630 | 6.56% | - |
| 2015 | $49,180 | -9.48% | - |
| 2014 | $53,840 | 2.53% | - |
| 2013 | $52,480 | 8.40% | - |
| 2012 | $48,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,930 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Worcester | |
| New Bedford | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton |