The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $27,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,500.
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 | $48,310 | 10.72% | 17.86% |
| 2021 | $43,130 | -10.25% | - |
| 2020 | $47,550 | 16.68% | - |
| 2019 | $39,620 | 2.80% | - |
| 2018 | $38,510 | -0.10% | - |
| 2017 | $38,550 | -12.19% | - |
| 2016 | $43,250 | 8.00% | - |
| 2015 | $39,790 | 6.38% | - |
| 2014 | $37,250 | -3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $38,490 | -3.09% | - |
| 2012 | $39,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,310 in Huntington-Ashland 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 Huntington-Ashland is 28.9 percent (28.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 36.1 percent (36.1%) 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 |