Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary in Sacramento, CA

Estimates come from the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Sacramento, CA is $78,550, 25% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Sacramento sits within the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA area, Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay runs from $51,980 to $113,290 a year, with about 2.6K people employed.

Median annual

$78,550

Median hourly

$38

Average annual

$81,560

Employed in metro

2.6K

Pay distribution

10th$51,980

25th$61,740

Median$78,550

75th$97,910

90th$113,290

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $37.76
Daily: $302
Weekly: $1,511
Bi-weekly: $3,021
Monthly: $6,546
Annual: $78,550

$78,550 a year is around the 50th percentile for Paralegals and Legal Assistantss in Sacramento, CA. The median is $78,550.

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$25.00	$51,980
25th percentile	$29.70	$61,740
Median	$37.80	$78,550
75th percentile	$47.10	$97,910
90th percentile	$54.50	$113,290
Average (mean)	$39.20	$81,560
Employment	2,590 people

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Paralegals and Legal Assistants in other metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$99,250
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$92,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$84,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$81,590
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$80,930
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$80,500
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$79,850
Vallejo, CA$79,280