The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna 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 | $35,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,680.
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 | $59,810 | 26.97% | 40.03% |
| 2021 | $43,680 | -6.18% | - |
| 2020 | $46,380 | -0.80% | - |
| 2019 | $46,750 | 3.83% | - |
| 2018 | $44,960 | 5.07% | - |
| 2017 | $42,680 | 1.50% | - |
| 2016 | $42,040 | -12.92% | - |
| 2015 | $47,470 | 5.65% | - |
| 2014 | $44,790 | 1.85% | - |
| 2013 | $43,960 | 18.40% | - |
| 2012 | $35,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,810, Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is the second highest paying city for paralegals and legal assistants in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $67,980). Compared with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the median annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower.
| 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 |