The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $37,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,660.
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 | $58,550 | -1.52% | 12.43% |
| 2021 | $59,440 | 19.33% | - |
| 2020 | $47,950 | 0.58% | - |
| 2019 | $47,670 | -15.42% | - |
| 2018 | $55,020 | -4.98% | - |
| 2017 | $57,760 | -0.19% | - |
| 2016 | $57,870 | 6.36% | - |
| 2015 | $54,190 | 0.46% | - |
| 2014 | $53,940 | -0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $54,290 | 5.56% | - |
| 2012 | $51,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,550 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.