The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of paralegals and legal assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $45,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,290.
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 | $60,200 | 1.01% | 14.90% |
| 2021 | $59,590 | -0.65% | - |
| 2020 | $59,980 | 4.53% | - |
| 2019 | $57,260 | -1.54% | - |
| 2018 | $58,140 | -0.55% | - |
| 2017 | $58,460 | -1.97% | - |
| 2016 | $59,610 | 4.04% | - |
| 2015 | $57,200 | 7.88% | - |
| 2014 | $52,690 | -2.49% | - |
| 2013 | $54,000 | 5.13% | - |
| 2012 | $51,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,200, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Plano-Irving (median annual salary of $61,440). Compared with Dallas-Plano-Irving, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower.