Legal Assistant Salaries in the United States
How much does a Legal Assistant make in the United States?
Legal Assistants earn $42,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 44% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Legal Assistants work for JAG Corps at $97,000 annually while the lowest paid Legal Assistants work for Graham & Associates earning approximately $16,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$43K Brock & Scott's Average Legal Assistant Salary (3 salaries)
+$1K (2%) more than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
+$13K (35%) more than average Brock & Scott salary ($30K)
+$7K (15%) more than average Brock & Scott Legal Assistant salary ($43K)
"The pay at Brock and Scott was great it showed me that a employer is looking at my skill set and knowledge versus me just getting the job completed. To me employers that pay more is looking for a better quality workers and skill set so that they are confident that the job will get done accurately!"
-$7K (17%) less than average Brock & Scott Legal Assistant salary ($43K)
"The pay at Brock & Scott is under the average salary; however they offer other perks for employment."
-$27K (91%) less than average Brock & Scott Legal Assistant salary ($43K)
$46K Princess Cruises' Average Legal Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
+$4K (9%) more than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
+$1K (2%) more than average Princess Cruises salary ($45K)
Equal to average Princess Cruises Legal Assistant salary ($46K)
"It is decent, for the work I do right now. But, it took me all these years to reach my actual salary."
-$1K (2%) less than average Princess Cruises Legal Assistant salary ($46K)
"Lower than the competition, due to the years I worked for the company"
$45K Larrabee Albi Coker's Average Legal Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
+$3K (6%) more than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
Equal to average Larrabee Albi Coker salary ($45K)
+$5K (10%) more than average Larrabee Albi Coker Legal Assistant salary ($45K)
"My salary was decent compared to other legal assistants. It was a great place to learn and lateral onto better opportunities as well."
-$5K (11%) less than average Larrabee Albi Coker Legal Assistant salary ($45K)
"Average."
$43K Liberty Mutual's Average Legal Assistant Salary (8 salaries)
+$1K (2%) more than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
-$8K (17%) less than average Liberty Mutual salary ($51K)
-$8K (20%) less than average Liberty Mutual Legal Assistant salary ($43K)
"poor."
-$13K (35%) less than average Liberty Mutual Legal Assistant salary ($43K)
-$5K (12%) less than average Liberty Mutual Legal Assistant salary ($43K)
$45K Ice Miller's Average Legal Assistant Salary (6 salaries)
+$3K (6%) more than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
-$4K (8%) less than average Ice Miller salary ($49K)
+$20K (36%) more than average Ice Miller Legal Assistant salary ($45K)
"Depending on what state you are working makes a big difference. For my experience, I am underpaid currently in Texas by $5,000 to $8,000."
$42K
Ice Miller Legal Assistant
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-$3K (6%) less than average Ice Miller Legal Assistant salary ($45K)
$36K
Ice Miller Legal Assistant
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-$9K (22%) less than average Ice Miller Legal Assistant salary ($45K)
$56K Parker Poe's Average Legal Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
+$14K (28%) more than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
+$4K (7%) more than average Parker Poe salary ($52K)
+$3K (5%) more than average Parker Poe Legal Assistant salary ($56K)
"I am paid more than competitors."
$53K
Parker Poe Legal Assistant
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-$3K (5%) less than average Parker Poe Legal Assistant salary ($56K)
$40K Janik's Average Legal Assistant Salary (2 salaries)
-$2K (4%) less than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
-$13K (27%) less than average Janik salary ($53K)
Equal to average Janik Legal Assistant salary ($40K)
"Exactly what I should be getting and possible could get more."
$40K
Janik Legal Assistant
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Equal to average Janik Legal Assistant salary ($40K)
$80K Law Office of David Shafie's Average Legal Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$38K (62%) more than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
Equal to average Law Office of David Shafie salary ($80K)
Equal to average Law Office of David Shafie Legal Assistant salary ($80K)
"For Legal Assistant, I was well paid. The work that I did was of course a lot."
$73K Oakwood legal group's Average Legal Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$31K (53%) more than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
+$24K (39%) more than average Oakwood legal group salary ($49K)
Equal to average Oakwood legal group Legal Assistant salary ($73K)
"The salary was low compared to other companies in the industry."
$67K Claudio & Associates, P.C's Average Legal Assistant Salary (1 salaries)
+$25K (45%) more than national average Legal Assistant salary ($42K)
Equal to average Claudio & Associates, P.C salary ($67K)
Equal to average Claudio & Associates, P.C Legal Assistant salary ($67K)
"My salary was due to the high volume of work and tasks I took on during the job."
Legal Assistant by State
- California
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
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