Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary in Washington, DC

Estimates come from the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington, DC is $81,590, 30% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Washington sits within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area, Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay runs from $57,160 to $126,020 a year, with about 13K people employed.

Median annual

$81,590

Median hourly

$39

Average annual

$87,900

Employed in metro

13K

Pay distribution

10th$57,160

25th$64,180

Median$81,590

75th$106,990

90th$126,020

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $39.23
Daily: $314
Weekly: $1,569
Bi-weekly: $3,138
Monthly: $6,799
Annual: $81,590

$81,590 a year is around the 50th percentile for Paralegals and Legal Assistantss in Washington, DC. The median is $81,590.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$27.50	$57,160
25th percentile	$30.90	$64,180
Median	$39.20	$81,590
75th percentile	$51.40	$106,990
90th percentile	$60.60	$126,020
Average (mean)	$42.30	$87,900
Employment	12,990 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