Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary in Portland, OR

Estimates come from the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Portland, OR is $75,430, 20% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Portland sits within the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA area, Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay runs from $48,970 to $100,350 a year, with about 3.5K people employed.

Median annual

$75,430

Median hourly

$36

Average annual

$73,580

Employed in metro

3.5K

Pay distribution

10th$48,970

25th$59,360

Median$75,430

75th$82,800

90th$100,350

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $36.26
Daily: $290
Weekly: $1,451
Bi-weekly: $2,901
Monthly: $6,286
Annual: $75,430

$75,430 a year is around the 50th percentile for Paralegals and Legal Assistantss in Portland, OR. The median is $75,430.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$23.50	$48,970
25th percentile	$28.50	$59,360
Median	$36.30	$75,430
75th percentile	$39.80	$82,800
90th percentile	$48.20	$100,350
Average (mean)	$35.40	$73,580
Employment	3,510 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