The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $40,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,550.
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 | $49,860 | 6.60% | 16.11% |
| 2021 | $46,570 | 0.92% | - |
| 2020 | $46,140 | 1.86% | - |
| 2019 | $45,280 | -5.50% | - |
| 2018 | $47,770 | 6.70% | - |
| 2017 | $44,570 | 1.39% | - |
| 2016 | $43,950 | 5.05% | - |
| 2015 | $41,730 | 1.58% | - |
| 2014 | $41,070 | -0.51% | - |
| 2013 | $41,280 | -1.33% | - |
| 2012 | $41,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,860 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Lewiston-Auburn is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-South Portland-Biddeford and .6 percent (.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area |