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The annual salary for someone with the job title Paralegal I may vary depending on a number of factors including industry, company size, location, years of experience and level of education. This chart describes the expected percentage of people who perform the job of Paralegal I that make less than that salary. For example 50% of the people who perform the job of Paralegal I are expected to make less than the median. Source: HR Reported data as of October 2015. Salary Outlook. The BLS reports that the median annual salary for paralegals was $47,570 in 2013. The best-paid 10 percent in the field made $76,960, while the bottom 10 percent made approximately $29,740. In 2013, the highest-paid 10 percent of paralegals made about $76,960 less than the average lawyer ($131,990). According to Salary.com, a paralegal with an associate degree that is just entering the profession can expect to earn an average salary of $46,907. An experienced paralegal with a bachelor’s degree and at least eight years of experience earns an average $71,798. The top 10% of experienced paralegals earned in excess of $91,000. Larger law firms tend to offer higher salaries than small law firms. The BLS’s survey reports that paralegals working for industries such as petroleum and coal products, software and electronic shopping/mail order earned upwards of $70,000. According to a 2011 survey conducted by Paralegal Today, corporate paralegals also have higher earning potentials, with an average of $61,764. Average Paralegal Salaries. The average salary for paralegal jobs is $46,000. Average paralegal salaries can vary greatly due to company, location, industry, experience and benefits. This salary was calculated using the average salary for all jobs with the term paralegal anywhere in the job listing Paralegal Salary. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the projected job growth for paralegals between 2010-2020 is 18%. The average rate of increase of all professions is 14%, which means that paralegal jobs are being added at a slightly higher rate than other job categories. The BLS’s survey reports that paralegals working for industries such as petroleum and coal products, software and electronic shopping/mail order earned upwards of $70,000. According to a 2011 survey conducted by Paralegal Today, corporate paralegals also have higher earning potentials, with an average of $61,764. Paralegals sometimes have overlapping duties with lawyers, but they make far less, bringing in an average salary of $51,170. In 2013, the highest-paid 10 percent of paralegals made about $76,960 less than the average lawyer ($131,990). For example the median expected annual pay for a typical Paralegal I in the United States is $49,160, so 50% of the people who perform the job of Paralegal I in the United States are expected to make less than $49,160. Source: HR Reported data as of October 2015. 1  Salary. 2  Salary + Bonus. 3  Benefits. 4  Purchase Full Report. This chart describes the expected percentage of people who perform the job of Paralegal I that make less than that salary. For example 50% of the people who perform the job of Paralegal I are expected to make less than the median The median annual wage for paralegals and legal assistants was $46,990 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $29,420, and the top 10 percent earned more than $75,410. Employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 17 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. As law firms try to increase the efficiency of legal services and lower their expenses, they are expected to hire more paralegals and legal assistants. Oklahoma Paralegal Salaries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 2,260 paralegals working in Oklahoma during 2011. The average salary among them was $40,920 with those in the 90th percentile averaging $61,890, which was almost $21,000 more than the statewide average.
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