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Other Legal Support Worker Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of other legal support workers are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of other legal support workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The other legal support workers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Other Legal Support Worker Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,950
25th Percentile Wage
$47,000
50th Percentile Wage
$62,340
75th Percentile Wage
$97,660
90th Percentile Wage
$148,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other legal support workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) other legal support workers is $148,910. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $62,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $38,950. Notice that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 282% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other legal support workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,340
4.09% 15.53%
2021
$59,790
0.42% -
2020
$59,540
1.91% -
2019
$58,400
-0.91% -
2018
$58,930
4.77% -
2017
$56,120
2.62% -
2016
$54,650
1.34% -
2015
$53,920
0.33% -
2014
$53,740
2.20% -
2013
$52,560
-0.19% -
2012
$52,660
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Table 2. Other Legal Support Worker Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of other legal support workers in 18 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for other legal support workers occupations is the utilities sector with an annual salary $113,180. The lowest paying sector is the transportation and warehousing sector (annual salary $30,110).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Utilities
$113,180
Manufacturing
$103,440
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$86,540
Mining
$79,300
Information
$77,390
Finance and Insurance
$70,300
Construction
$70,240
Federal, State, and Local Government
$69,580
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$66,210
Educational Services
$65,590
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$61,010
Wholesale Trade
$59,870
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$55,500
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$54,320
Health Care and Social Assistance
$47,310
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$45,730
Retail Trade
$44,170
Transportation and Warehousing
$30,110

Table 3. Median Annual Wage of Other Legal Support Workers by States (2022 survey)

From the above tables we note that not only other legal support workers salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of other legal support workers in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $23,390 to $140,400. The highest paying state for other legal support workers is Virginia with a median annual salary of $140,400. The lowest paying state is Wyoming with a median annual salary of $23,390. For more salary information of other legal support workers profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.

State Name Median Annual Salary
Virginia
$140,400
Connecticut
$93,560
Massachusetts
$89,220
District of Columbia
$78,940
Washington
$74,710
Rhode Island
$72,090
Maryland
$70,510
Delaware
$70,300
New York
$69,330
Alaska
$66,290
Minnesota
$66,210
New Jersey
$65,290
New Hampshire
$65,250
Michigan
$64,390
Texas
$63,250
Pennsylvania
$62,970
Colorado
$61,120
Kansas
$61,090
Missouri
$60,550
Nevada
$60,490
Oregon
$60,290
Vermont
$60,200
South Carolina
$59,450
Ohio
$58,840
Georgia
$57,720
Arkansas
$57,620
Hawaii
$57,270
Kentucky
$56,430
Maine
$56,290
Idaho
$56,170
Puerto Rico
$56,140
North Carolina
$56,140
Arizona
$55,910
California
$54,950
Mississippi
$54,720
Illinois
$54,180
Nebraska
$52,890
North Dakota
$51,780
Alabama
$51,560
New Mexico
$51,400
Indiana
$51,100
Louisiana
$50,000
Florida
$49,550
Tennessee
$49,550
Oklahoma
$49,550
Iowa
$49,350
Wisconsin
$45,980
Utah
$44,740
West Virginia
$41,870
Montana
$39,070
South Dakota
$33,190
Wyoming
$23,390