The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $37,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,990.
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 | $59,650 | -1.21% | 8.70% |
| 2016 | $60,370 | 2.00% | - |
| 2015 | $59,160 | 4.36% | - |
| 2014 | $56,580 | 4.42% | - |
| 2013 | $54,080 | -0.70% | - |
| 2012 | $54,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,650, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is the second highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Detroit-Warren-Livonia (median annual salary of $60,730). Compared with Detroit-Warren-Livonia, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.