Paralegal Salaries by State

The table below shows hourly and annual mean wages for paralegals by State. The employment column lists the estimated number of paralegals employed by the state. The data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics OES - May 2008.

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Occupation: Paralegals and Legal Assistants
State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Alabama	2350	20.17	41950
Alaska	550	25.88	53830
Arizona	5300	23.1	48050
Arkansas	1440	19.46	40470
California	26680	27.11	56400
Colorado	4940	23.11	48070
Connecticut	4670	23.84	49590
Delaware	1160	24.53	51020
District of Columbia	6210	29.65	61660
Florida	19670	21.83	45400
Georgia	8020	23.49	48860
Guam	40	15.65	32550
Hawaii	890	23.14	48130
Idaho	700	19.48	40510
Illinois	8660	25.16	52330
Indiana	3520	18.98	39490
Iowa	1550	20.54	42710
Kansas	1620	19.12	39770
Kentucky	3390	18.6	38680
Louisiana	3920	19.27	40080
Maine	1230	20.12	41850
Maryland	6000	23.31	48490
Massachusetts	7020	24.72	51430
Michigan	4860	23.7	49300
Minnesota	4030	23.77	49440
Mississippi	1820	17.78	36970
Missouri	4660	21.19	44080
Montana	560	17.77	36950
Nebraska	1080	18.4	38270
Nevada	1510	23.47	48820
New Hampshire	1170	21.53	44780
New Jersey	6880	24.21	50370
New Mexico	1470	18.06	37570
New York	27430	27.84	57910
North Carolina	8330	19.3	40150
North Dakota	340	18.9	39310
Ohio	6870	21.31	44330
Oklahoma	2590	21.02	43720
Oregon	2500	23.35	48580
Pennsylvania	9180	22.15	46080
Puerto Rico	530	15.85	32970
Rhode Island	960	22.8	47430
South Carolina	4110	19.08	39690
South Dakota	470	19.19	39920
Tennessee	3790	19.86	41320
Texas	18040	23.46	48800
Utah	1220	21.32	44350
Vermont	690	24.39	50730
Virgin Islands	140	22.51	46810
Virginia	7490	22.92	47660
Washington	5510	22.86	47540
West Virginia	2140	17.61	36620
Wisconsin	3420	21.68	45090
Wyoming	440	16.51	34340