The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $36,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,100.
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 | $57,390 | -4.74% | 10.04% |
| 2021 | $60,110 | 0.93% | - |
| 2020 | $59,550 | 2.43% | - |
| 2019 | $58,100 | 5.18% | - |
| 2018 | $55,090 | 2.92% | - |
| 2017 | $53,480 | 2.95% | - |
| 2016 | $51,900 | -2.29% | - |
| 2015 | $53,090 | 6.07% | - |
| 2014 | $49,870 | -4.89% | - |
| 2013 | $52,310 | 1.30% | - |
| 2012 | $51,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,390 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 46.2 percent (46.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Morgantown | |
| Charleston | |
| Winchester | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Cumberland | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |