The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $38,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,410.
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 | $47,740 | 2.72% | 24.93% |
| 2021 | $46,440 | 12.32% | - |
| 2020 | $40,720 | -12.21% | - |
| 2019 | $45,690 | 13.90% | - |
| 2018 | $39,340 | 1.32% | - |
| 2017 | $38,820 | -5.26% | - |
| 2016 | $40,860 | -10.65% | - |
| 2015 | $45,210 | -14.42% | - |
| 2014 | $51,730 | 29.25% | - |
| 2013 | $36,600 | 2.08% | - |
| 2012 | $35,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,740 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 27.8 percent (27.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.