The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Utica-Rome, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Utica-Rome 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 | $33,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Utica-Rome, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,820.
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 | $52,160 | 9.87% | 27.24% |
| 2021 | $47,010 | 14.02% | - |
| 2020 | $40,420 | -14.25% | - |
| 2019 | $46,180 | -12.56% | - |
| 2018 | $51,980 | 20.49% | - |
| 2017 | $41,330 | -35.11% | - |
| 2016 | $55,840 | 6.54% | - |
| 2015 | $52,190 | -9.37% | - |
| 2014 | $57,080 | 0.81% | - |
| 2013 | $56,620 | 32.97% | - |
| 2012 | $37,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,160 in Utica-Rome 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 Utica-Rome is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.