The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 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 | $26,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,740.
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 | $37,000 | 5.46% | 15.11% |
| 2021 | $34,980 | -12.04% | - |
| 2020 | $39,190 | 9.29% | - |
| 2019 | $35,550 | 10.66% | - |
| 2018 | $31,760 | 4.53% | - |
| 2017 | $30,320 | -11.48% | - |
| 2016 | $33,800 | -5.68% | - |
| 2015 | $35,720 | -3.08% | - |
| 2014 | $36,820 | 11.19% | - |
| 2013 | $32,700 | 3.94% | - |
| 2012 | $31,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,000 in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman is 43.4 percent (43.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 3.0 percent (3.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.