Average Legal Support Worker Salary

How Much Does a Legal Support Worker Make?

On average, a Legal Support Worker make $89,660 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $43,800, while the top-paid 10 percent made $179,960.

Annually National Average Salary: $89,660

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* Based on information from the May 2025 salary report from the BLS.

Salary by State

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Annual Salary by State

State	10% Annual	25% Annual	Avg. Annual	75% Annual	90% Annual
Alaska	$50,760	$59,930	$88,030	$113,000	$129,410
Arizona	$49,040	$50,890	$69,740	$77,800	$105,370
Arkansas	$35,010	$38,650	$56,510	$62,400	$72,040
California	$49,350	$64,930	$92,750	$113,790	$142,610
Colorado	$45,220	$55,700	$81,780	$96,020	$146,990
Delaware	$51,920	$65,540	$85,140	$84,340	$133,340
District of Columbia	$63,290	$74,300	$104,310	$129,130	$173,920
Florida	$40,170	$46,760	$72,960	$79,790	$147,520
Georgia	$41,710	$50,160	$74,050	$86,820	$120,680
Hawaii	$52,960	$55,490	$85,360	$132,760	$142,080
Idaho	$48,410	$55,330	$88,080	$108,310	$169,670
Illinois	$37,740	$46,750	$69,730	$80,830	$103,010
Indiana	$23,390	$42,890	$69,860	$93,460	$134,170
Iowa	$38,670	$40,710	$52,600	$59,570	$69,530
Kansas	$58,090	$66,080	$91,530	$107,580	$131,000
Kentucky	$46,360	$56,790	$79,170	$92,830	$133,910
Louisiana	$33,430	$42,130	$59,980	$63,630	$105,490
Maine	$52,580	$62,790	$80,290	$79,370	$113,960
Massachusetts	$53,330	$62,320	$93,230	$111,420	$161,540
Michigan	$38,920	$49,010	$84,020	$104,110	$174,800
Minnesota	$64,360	$75,170	$95,190	$100,920	$138,760
Mississippi	$37,130	$40,820	$62,500	$68,220	$88,210
Missouri	$46,090	$56,720	$77,060	$88,210	$107,800
Montana	$44,490	$49,300	$73,120	$75,770	$155,080
Nebraska	$56,200	$63,320	$73,970	$76,490	$95,200
Nevada	$43,850	$50,300	$64,100	$65,680	$84,070
New Hampshire	$57,960	$66,920	$93,450	$89,920	$179,960
New Jersey	$54,280	$65,020	$101,780	$128,090	$179,960
New Mexico	$40,770	$54,950	$72,230	$67,100	$169,670
New York	$49,940	$60,940	$88,650	$105,650	$154,290
North Carolina	$43,220	$47,670	$87,630	$110,300	$185,100
North Dakota	$36,770	$36,770	$57,320	$64,940	$95,930
Ohio	$39,940	$47,410	$82,550	$95,200	$169,690
Oklahoma	$35,540	$35,790	$61,410	$80,120	$83,790
Oregon	$37,220	$43,390	$70,620	$82,730	$127,590
Pennsylvania	$38,420	$52,610	$94,390	$128,090	$185,100
Rhode Island	$55,590	$67,850	$84,770	$99,090	$117,210
Tennessee	$37,440	$43,680	$67,060	$74,960	$100,030
Texas	$40,650	$56,330	$77,980	$89,920	$143,580
Utah	$44,950	$56,370	$83,460	$98,740	$174,800
Vermont	$29,930	$30,830	$73,510	$84,930	$139,240
Virginia	$87,540	$131,640	$158,160	$195,190	$195,190
Washington	$52,700	$66,310	$92,220	$103,440	$147,930
West Virginia	$31,890	$36,080	$70,100	$74,420	$174,800
Wisconsin	$47,900	$54,100	$74,480	$76,860	$105,210
Puerto Rico	$41,390	$52,900	$74,490	$82,980	$99,030

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Virginia, where the average salary is $158,160.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Virginia - $158,160

District of Columbia - $104,310

New Jersey - $101,780

Minnesota - $95,190

Pennsylvania - $94,390

Monthly Salary by State

State	10% Monthly	25% Monthly	Avg. Monthly	75% Monthly	90% Monthly
Alaska	$4,167	$4,917	$7,333	$9,417	$10,750
Arizona	$4,083	$4,167	$5,750	$6,417	$8,750
Arkansas	$2,917	$3,167	$4,667	$5,167	$6,000
California	$4,083	$5,333	$7,667	$9,417	$11,833
Colorado	$3,750	$4,583	$6,750	$8,000	$12,167
Delaware	$4,250	$5,417	$7,083	$7,000	$11,083
District of Columbia	$5,250	$6,167	$8,667	$10,750	$14,417
Florida	$3,333	$3,833	$6,000	$6,583	$12,250
Georgia	$3,417	$4,167	$6,167	$7,167	$10,000
Hawaii	$4,333	$4,583	$7,083	$11,000	$11,833
Idaho	$4,000	$4,583	$7,333	$9,000	$14,083
Illinois	$3,083	$3,833	$5,750	$6,667	$8,583
Indiana	$1,917	$3,500	$5,750	$7,750	$11,167
Iowa	$3,167	$3,333	$4,333	$4,917	$5,750
Kansas	$4,833	$5,500	$7,583	$8,917	$10,917
Kentucky	$3,833	$4,667	$6,583	$7,667	$11,083
Louisiana	$2,750	$3,500	$4,917	$5,250	$8,750
Maine	$4,333	$5,167	$6,667	$6,583	$9,417
Massachusetts	$4,417	$5,167	$7,750	$9,250	$13,417
Michigan	$3,167	$4,083	$7,000	$8,667	$14,500
Minnesota	$5,333	$6,250	$7,917	$8,333	$11,500
Mississippi	$3,083	$3,333	$5,167	$5,667	$7,333
Missouri	$3,833	$4,667	$6,417	$7,333	$8,917
Montana	$3,667	$4,083	$6,083	$6,250	$12,917
Nebraska	$4,667	$5,250	$6,083	$6,333	$7,917
Nevada	$3,583	$4,167	$5,333	$5,417	$7,000
New Hampshire	$4,750	$5,500	$7,750	$7,417	$14,917
New Jersey	$4,500	$5,417	$8,417	$10,667	$14,917
New Mexico	$3,333	$4,500	$6,000	$5,583	$14,083
New York	$4,083	$5,000	$7,333	$8,750	$12,833
North Carolina	$3,583	$3,917	$7,250	$9,167	$15,417
North Dakota	$3,000	$3,000	$4,750	$5,333	$7,917
Ohio	$3,250	$3,917	$6,833	$7,917	$14,083
Oklahoma	$2,917	$2,917	$5,083	$6,667	$6,917
Oregon	$3,083	$3,583	$5,833	$6,833	$10,583
Pennsylvania	$3,167	$4,333	$7,833	$10,667	$15,417
Rhode Island	$4,583	$5,583	$7,000	$8,250	$9,750
Tennessee	$3,083	$3,583	$5,583	$6,167	$8,333
Texas	$3,333	$4,667	$6,417	$7,417	$11,917
Utah	$3,667	$4,667	$6,917	$8,167	$14,500
Vermont	$2,417	$2,500	$6,083	$7,000	$11,583
Virginia	$7,250	$10,917	$13,167	$16,250	$16,250
Washington	$4,333	$5,500	$7,667	$8,583	$12,250
West Virginia	$2,583	$3,000	$5,833	$6,167	$14,500
Wisconsin	$3,917	$4,500	$6,167	$6,333	$8,750
Puerto Rico	$3,417	$4,333	$6,167	$6,833	$8,250

Monthly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Virginia, where the average salary is $13,167.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Virginia - $13,167

District of Columbia - $8,667

New Jersey - $8,417

Minnesota - $7,917

Pennsylvania - $7,833

Hourly Salary by State

State	10% Hourly	25% Hourly	Avg. Hourly	75% Hourly	90% Hourly
Alaska	$24.40	$28.81	$42.32	$54.33	$62.22
Arizona	$23.58	$24.47	$33.53	$37.41	$50.66
Arkansas	$16.83	$18.58	$27.17	$30.00	$34.64
California	$23.73	$31.22	$44.59	$54.71	$68.56
Colorado	$21.74	$26.78	$39.32	$46.16	$70.67
Delaware	$24.96	$31.51	$40.93	$40.55	$64.10
District of Columbia	$30.43	$35.72	$50.15	$62.08	$83.61
Florida	$19.31	$22.48	$35.08	$38.36	$70.92
Georgia	$20.06	$24.12	$35.60	$41.74	$58.02
Hawaii	$25.46	$26.68	$41.04	$63.83	$68.31
Idaho	$23.28	$26.60	$42.35	$52.07	$81.57
Illinois	$18.14	$22.48	$33.52	$38.86	$49.53
Indiana	$11.25	$20.62	$33.59	$44.93	$64.51
Iowa	$18.59	$19.57	$25.29	$28.64	$33.43
Kansas	$27.93	$31.77	$44.00	$51.72	$62.98
Kentucky	$22.29	$27.31	$38.06	$44.63	$64.38
Louisiana	$16.07	$20.26	$28.84	$30.59	$50.72
Maine	$25.28	$30.19	$38.60	$38.16	$54.79
Massachusetts	$25.64	$29.96	$44.82	$53.57	$77.66
Michigan	$18.71	$23.56	$40.39	$50.05	$84.04
Minnesota	$30.94	$36.14	$45.76	$48.52	$66.71
Mississippi	$17.85	$19.63	$30.05	$32.80	$42.41
Missouri	$22.16	$27.27	$37.05	$42.41	$51.83
Montana	$21.39	$23.70	$35.16	$36.43	$74.56
Nebraska	$27.02	$30.44	$35.56	$36.77	$45.77
Nevada	$21.08	$24.18	$30.82	$31.58	$40.42
New Hampshire	$27.86	$32.17	$44.93	$43.23	$86.52
New Jersey	$26.10	$31.26	$48.94	$61.58	$86.52
New Mexico	$19.60	$26.42	$34.72	$32.26	$81.57
New York	$24.01	$29.30	$42.62	$50.79	$74.18
North Carolina	$20.78	$22.92	$42.13	$53.03	$88.99
North Dakota	$17.68	$17.68	$27.56	$31.22	$46.12
Ohio	$19.20	$22.79	$39.69	$45.77	$81.58
Oklahoma	$17.09	$17.21	$29.52	$38.52	$40.28
Oregon	$17.89	$20.86	$33.95	$39.77	$61.34
Pennsylvania	$18.47	$25.29	$45.38	$61.58	$88.99
Rhode Island	$26.73	$32.62	$40.76	$47.64	$56.35
Tennessee	$18.00	$21.00	$32.24	$36.04	$48.09
Texas	$19.54	$27.08	$37.49	$43.23	$69.03
Utah	$21.61	$27.10	$40.12	$47.47	$84.04
Vermont	$14.39	$14.82	$35.34	$40.83	$66.94
Virginia	$42.09	$63.29	$76.04	$93.84	$93.84
Washington	$25.34	$31.88	$44.34	$49.73	$71.12
West Virginia	$15.33	$17.35	$33.70	$35.78	$84.04
Wisconsin	$23.03	$26.01	$35.81	$36.95	$50.58
Puerto Rico	$19.90	$25.43	$35.81	$39.89	$47.61

Hourly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Virginia, where the average salary is $76.04.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Virginia - $76.04

District of Columbia - $50.15

New Jersey - $48.94

Minnesota - $45.76

Pennsylvania - $45.38

Legal Support Workers: Salary Overview

The term “legal support worker” may refer to paralegals, legal assistants, and other workers who assist lawyers.

A legal support worker’s job description includes investigating and gathering facts that are relevant to a case, researching laws, regulations, and legal articles, organizing documents, drafting legal documents, helping lawyers during trials, calling clients and witnesses, and many other tasks- depending on their place of employment.

For example, a legal support worker who specializes in corporate law will have different job responsibilities than a legal support worker who specializes in litigation.

They may use computer software and technology to organize and catalog documents.

Salaries also vary depending on their area of expertise and role within the legal practice.

Legal Support Worker Salary by Industry

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, paralegals and legal assistants held around 337,800 jobs in the United States in 2019, most of them working in the field of legal services.

The biggest employer for other legal support workers was the federal executive branch.

In the field of legal services, the average annual wage reported by paralegals and legal assistants was $52,910 as of May 2019.

Other legal support workers who worked in this field reportedly earned $57,570 per year on average.

Paralegals and legal assistants who worked for the federal executive branch reportedly earned $70,040 per year on average while other legal support workers who were employed in this field reportedly earned around $92,940 annually.

Paralegals and legal assistants who worked for local governments reportedly earned $55,210 per year on average while other legal support workers who were employed in this field took home $55,600 per year on average.

Legal support workers also held jobs in state governments.

According to BLS, paralegals and legal assistants who worked for state governments reportedly earned $48,970 per year while other legal support workers who were employed in this field were remunerated, on average, with $48,970 per year as of May 2019.

The highest paying field for paralegals and legal assistants was the grantmaking and giving services sector.

In this industry, these workers were remunerated, on average, with $91,110 per year.

The industry with the highest average salary reported by other legal support workers were manufacturers of semiconductor and other electronic components.

In this sector the average annual wage reported by legal support workers was $108,400- almost double the median for this profession across all industries.

Your salary as a legal support worker will also be influenced by your level of experience and education.

Although an associate’s degree in paralegal studies or a related field is sometimes enough for entry-level employment, holding a bachelor’s degree in the legal field can improve your earning prospects and may give you an advantage over your competitors on the job market.

* Based on information from the May 2025 salary report from the BLS. The figures represent accumulated data for all states of employment for Legal Support Workers. BLS data represents averages and medians for workers at all levels of education and experience. This data doesn't represent starting salaries.

* Employment conditions in your area may vary.