The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Dover-Durham 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 | $40,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,000.
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 | $57,310 | -1.62% | 31.15% |
| 2021 | $58,240 | 16.40% | - |
| 2020 | $48,690 | 0.64% | - |
| 2019 | $48,380 | 4.03% | - |
| 2018 | $46,430 | -0.54% | - |
| 2017 | $46,680 | 15.47% | - |
| 2016 | $39,460 | 6.06% | - |
| 2015 | $37,070 | -6.45% | - |
| 2012 | $39,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,310 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Dover-Durham is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 36.9 percent (36.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.