The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $31,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,390.
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 | $51,910 | -8.09% | 3.49% |
| 2016 | $56,110 | 1.39% | - |
| 2015 | $55,330 | -5.21% | - |
| 2014 | $58,210 | 13.66% | - |
| 2013 | $50,260 | 0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $50,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,910 in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.