The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $24,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,920.
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 | $39,210 | 5.76% | 16.07% |
| 2021 | $36,950 | -8.12% | - |
| 2020 | $39,950 | 2.65% | - |
| 2019 | $38,890 | -2.03% | - |
| 2018 | $39,680 | -6.63% | - |
| 2017 | $42,310 | 13.19% | - |
| 2016 | $36,730 | 22.11% | - |
| 2015 | $28,610 | -5.31% | - |
| 2014 | $30,130 | -8.66% | - |
| 2013 | $32,740 | -0.52% | - |
| 2012 | $32,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,210 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Brownsville-Harlingen is 36.2 percent (36.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.