Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary in Chesapeake, VA

Estimates come from the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Chesapeake, VA is $59,790, 5% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Chesapeake sits within the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC area, Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay runs from $47,460 to $77,720 a year, with about 1.7K people employed.

Median annual

$59,790

Median hourly

$29

Average annual

$60,600

Employed in metro

1.7K

Pay distribution

10th$47,460

25th$49,670

Median$59,790

75th$64,080

90th$77,720

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $28.75
Daily: $230
Weekly: $1,150
Bi-weekly: $2,300
Monthly: $4,983
Annual: $59,790

$59,790 a year is around the 50th percentile for Paralegals and Legal Assistantss in Chesapeake, VA. The median is $59,790.

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$22.80	$47,460
25th percentile	$23.90	$49,670
Median	$28.80	$59,790
75th percentile	$30.80	$64,080
90th percentile	$37.40	$77,720
Average (mean)	$29.10	$60,600
Employment	1,670 people

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