Other Legal Support Worker Salary Information in New York

The average annual salaries for other legal support workers in the state of New York are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of other legal support workers amongst New York cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Other Legal Support Workers in New York (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,640
25th Percentile Wage
$51,200
50th Percentile Wage
$69,330
75th Percentile Wage
$98,990
90th Percentile Wage
$135,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other legal support workers in New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $41,640.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other legal support workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$69,330
10.96% 25.82%
2021
$61,730
3.39% -
2020
$59,640
3.09% -
2019
$57,800
2.02% -
2018
$56,630
1.87% -
2017
$55,570
2.47% -
2016
$54,200
0.59% -
2015
$53,880
2.49% -
2014
$52,540
2.57% -
2013
$51,190
-0.47% -
2012
$51,430
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Other Legal Support Workers in New York Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of other legal support workers in some New York cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of other legal support workers in state of New York ranges from $55,480 to $118,860. The highest paying area for other legal support workers in New York is Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $118,860. The second highest paying city/area in New York State is New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (mean annual salary $74,860). The lowest paying area is New York-White Plains-Wayne with a median annual salary of $55,480.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$118,860
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$74,860
Rochester
$64,850
Syracuse
$64,400
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$62,600
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$59,380
Nassau-Suffolk
$56,850
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$55,480