The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in 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 | $30,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in 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 $77,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paralegals and legal assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $48,690 | -0.21% | 6.74% |
| 2016 | $48,790 | -6.91% | - |
| 2015 | $52,160 | -5.48% | - |
| 2014 | $55,020 | 8.11% | - |
| 2013 | $50,560 | 10.19% | - |
| 2012 | $45,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,690 in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 30.0 percent (30.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.