The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Oshkosh-Neenah 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 | $36,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,150.
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 | $47,280 | 3.53% | 27.14% |
| 2021 | $45,610 | -12.56% | - |
| 2020 | $51,340 | 20.45% | - |
| 2019 | $40,840 | -4.60% | - |
| 2018 | $42,720 | -2.57% | - |
| 2017 | $43,820 | 2.65% | - |
| 2016 | $42,660 | 5.41% | - |
| 2015 | $40,350 | 3.42% | - |
| 2014 | $38,970 | 7.65% | - |
| 2013 | $35,990 | 4.28% | - |
| 2012 | $34,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,280 in Oshkosh-Neenah is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Oshkosh-Neenah is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 28.6 percent (28.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.