Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary in Charlotte, NC

Estimates come from the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Charlotte, NC is $59,870, 5% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Charlotte sits within the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay runs from $43,160 to $99,530 a year, with about 4.1K people employed.

Median annual

$59,870

Median hourly

$29

Average annual

$66,200

Employed in metro

4.1K

Pay distribution

10th$43,160

25th$49,110

Median$59,870

75th$76,110

90th$99,530

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $28.78
Daily: $230
Weekly: $1,151
Bi-weekly: $2,303
Monthly: $4,989
Annual: $59,870

$59,870 a year is around the 50th percentile for Paralegals and Legal Assistantss in Charlotte, NC. The median is $59,870.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$20.80	$43,160
25th percentile	$23.60	$49,110
Median	$28.80	$59,870
75th percentile	$36.60	$76,110
90th percentile	$47.90	$99,530
Average (mean)	$31.80	$66,200
Employment	4,140 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