Paralegal Salary by State

All 51 states ranked by median annual pay for paralegals. The national median is $62,890. ← Back to Paralegal overview

#	State	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	District of Columbia	$89,750	$43.15
2	Washington	$79,400	$38.17
3	Colorado	$78,190	$37.59
4	Massachusetts	$77,640	$37.33
5	California	$77,390	$37.21
6	Minnesota	$75,570	$36.33
7	New Jersey	$71,500	$34.38
8	Alaska	$68,700	$33.03
9	New York	$68,410	$32.89
10	Vermont	$67,160	$32.29
11	Maryland	$65,640	$31.56
12	Nevada	$64,680	$31.10
13	Virginia	$63,990	$30.77
14	Connecticut	$63,820	$30.68
15	Illinois	$63,670	$30.61
16	Pennsylvania	$63,370	$30.47
17	Nebraska	$63,250	$30.41
18	Utah	$63,220	$30.40
19	Delaware	$63,110	$30.34
20	Hawaii	$62,840	$30.21
21	Maine	$62,420	$30.01
22	Georgia	$62,400	$30.00
23	Texas	$62,310	$29.96
24	Michigan	$62,170	$29.89
25	New Hampshire	$62,040	$29.83
26	Arizona	$61,630	$29.63
27	Oregon	$61,490	$29.56
28	Missouri	$61,410	$29.52
29	Florida	$61,000	$29.33
30	Ohio	$60,420	$29.05
31	Louisiana	$60,250	$28.97
32	New Mexico	$59,840	$28.77
33	Kentucky	$59,830	$28.76
34	North Dakota	$59,430	$28.57
35	West Virginia	$59,000	$28.37
36	Tennessee	$58,820	$28.28
37	Wisconsin	$58,500	$28.12
38	South Dakota	$58,320	$28.04
39	North Carolina	$57,500	$27.64
40	Montana	$57,290	$27.54
41	Indiana	$57,030	$27.42
42	Rhode Island	$56,250	$27.04
43	Kansas	$55,000	$26.44
44	Iowa	$54,550	$26.23
45	South Carolina	$53,880	$25.90
46	Oklahoma	$53,170	$25.56
47	Idaho	$49,690	$23.89
48	Wyoming	$49,490	$23.80
49	Arkansas	$47,420	$22.80
50	Alabama	$47,260	$22.72
51	Mississippi	$46,180	$22.20