The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $34,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,890.
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 | $48,510 | 4.39% | 26.76% |
| 2021 | $46,380 | 0.02% | - |
| 2020 | $46,370 | -5.15% | - |
| 2019 | $48,760 | -9.50% | - |
| 2018 | $53,390 | 23.81% | - |
| 2017 | $40,680 | 2.02% | - |
| 2016 | $39,860 | 3.01% | - |
| 2015 | $38,660 | -6.70% | - |
| 2014 | $41,250 | 13.26% | - |
| 2013 | $35,780 | 0.70% | - |
| 2012 | $35,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,510 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.