The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $44,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,940.
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 | $57,920 | 17.13% | 16.95% |
| 2021 | $48,000 | -15.12% | - |
| 2020 | $55,260 | -0.20% | - |
| 2019 | $55,370 | 7.10% | - |
| 2018 | $51,440 | -0.52% | - |
| 2017 | $51,710 | 1.88% | - |
| 2016 | $50,740 | 1.32% | - |
| 2015 | $50,070 | 1.56% | - |
| 2014 | $49,290 | 0.69% | - |
| 2013 | $48,950 | 1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $48,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,920 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 30.7 percent (30.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.