The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in California-Lexington Park 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 | $40,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in California-Lexington Park, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,780.
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 | $50,480 | 2.08% | 19.12% |
| 2021 | $49,430 | -5.24% | - |
| 2020 | $52,020 | 7.27% | - |
| 2018 | $48,240 | 2.59% | - |
| 2017 | $46,990 | 13.11% | - |
| 2016 | $40,830 | -0.37% | - |
| 2015 | $40,980 | 0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $40,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,480 in California-Lexington Park is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Maryland. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in California-Lexington Park is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Baltimore-Towson and 7.3 percent (7.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | |
| Salisbury | |
| St Marys County | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area |