The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $47,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,500.
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 | $64,990 | 6.00% | 17.91% |
| 2021 | $61,090 | 4.68% | - |
| 2020 | $58,230 | -2.95% | - |
| 2019 | $59,950 | 1.63% | - |
| 2018 | $58,970 | 7.12% | - |
| 2017 | $54,770 | 3.05% | - |
| 2016 | $53,100 | -4.71% | - |
| 2015 | $55,600 | -5.86% | - |
| 2014 | $58,860 | 0.80% | - |
| 2013 | $58,390 | 8.63% | - |
| 2012 | $53,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,990, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $74,010). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower.