Paralegal Salary

Compare Paralegal Salaries (2026)

Compare paralegal salaries between cities side-by-side. See how median pay, hourly rates, and employment levels differ across 200 city pairs using official BLS data.

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States

AZ Comparisons (9)

Phoenix, AZvsTucson, AZPhoenix, AZvsMesa, AZPhoenix, AZvsYuma, AZPhoenix, AZvsFlagstaff, AZPhoenix, AZvsPrescott Valley, AZPhoenix, AZvsLake Havasu City, AZPhoenix, AZvsGlendale, AZPhoenix, AZvsChandler, AZPhoenix, AZvsGilbert, AZ

CA Comparisons (27)

Los Angeles, CAvsSan Francisco, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Diego, CALos Angeles, CAvsSacramento, CALos Angeles, CAvsRiverside, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Jose, CALos Angeles, CAvsFresno, CALos Angeles, CAvsOxnard, CALos Angeles, CAvsModesto, CALos Angeles, CAvsSanta Maria, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CAvsSacramento, CASan Francisco, CAvsRiverside, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Francisco, CAvsFresno, CASan Francisco, CAvsOxnard, CASan Francisco, CAvsModesto, CASan Francisco, CAvsSanta Maria, CASan Diego, CAvsSacramento, CASan Diego, CAvsRiverside, CASan Diego, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Diego, CAvsFresno, CASacramento, CAvsRiverside, CASan Diego, CAvsOxnard, CASan Diego, CAvsModesto, CASan Diego, CAvsSanta Maria, CASacramento, CAvsSan Jose, CARiverside, CAvsSan Jose, CA

CO Comparisons (9)

Denver, COvsColorado Springs, CODenver, COvsBoulder, CODenver, COvsFort Collins, CODenver, COvsGrand Junction, CODenver, COvsGreeley, CODenver, COvsPueblo, CODenver, COvsAurora, CODenver, COvsThornton, CODenver, COvsArvada, CO

FL Comparisons (24)

Miami, FLvsTampa, FLMiami, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsJacksonville, FLMiami, FLvsNorth Port, FLMiami, FLvsCape Coral, FLMiami, FLvsPensacola, FLMiami, FLvsTallahassee, FLMiami, FLvsLakeland, FLMiami, FLvsPalm Bay, FLTampa, FLvsOrlando, FLTampa, FLvsJacksonville, FLOrlando, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsNorth Port, FLTampa, FLvsCape Coral, FLTampa, FLvsPensacola, FLTampa, FLvsTallahassee, FLTampa, FLvsLakeland, FLTampa, FLvsPalm Bay, FLOrlando, FLvsNorth Port, FLOrlando, FLvsCape Coral, FLOrlando, FLvsPensacola, FLOrlando, FLvsTallahassee, FLOrlando, FLvsLakeland, FLOrlando, FLvsPalm Bay, FL

GA Comparisons (9)

Atlanta, GAvsSavannah, GAAtlanta, GAvsAugusta, GAAtlanta, GAvsMacon, GAAtlanta, GAvsColumbus, GAAtlanta, GAvsGainesville, GAAtlanta, GAvsAthens, GAAtlanta, GAvsBrunswick, GAAtlanta, GAvsAlbany, GAAtlanta, GAvsValdosta, GA

IL Comparisons (9)

Chicago, ILvsPeoria, ILChicago, ILvsBloomington, ILChicago, ILvsSpringfield, ILChicago, ILvsRockford, ILChicago, ILvsChampaign, ILChicago, ILvsAurora, ILChicago, ILvsDecatur, ILChicago, ILvsJoliet, ILChicago, ILvsNaperville, IL

MA Comparisons (9)

Boston, MAvsWorcester, MABoston, MAvsSpringfield, MABoston, MAvsBarnstable Town, MABoston, MAvsAmherst Town, MABoston, MAvsPittsfield, MABoston, MAvsLowell, MABoston, MAvsBrockton, MABoston, MAvsLynn, MABoston, MAvsNew Bedford, MA

MD Comparisons (9)

Baltimore, MDvsHagerstown, MDBaltimore, MDvsLexington Park, MDBaltimore, MDvsSalisbury, MDBaltimore, MDvsColumbia, MDBaltimore, MDvsGermantown, MDBaltimore, MDvsBethesda, MDBaltimore, MDvsEllicott City, MDBaltimore, MDvsWaldorf, MDBaltimore, MDvsFrederick, MD

MI Comparisons (9)

Detroit, MIvsGrand Rapids, MIDetroit, MIvsLansing, MIDetroit, MIvsAnn Arbor, MIDetroit, MIvsFlint, MIDetroit, MIvsKalamazoo, MIDetroit, MIvsTraverse City, MIDetroit, MIvsSaginaw, MIDetroit, MIvsJackson, MIDetroit, MIvsNiles, MI

MN Comparisons (9)

Minneapolis, MNvsSt Cloud, MNMinneapolis, MNvsRochester, MNMinneapolis, MNvsDuluth, MNMinneapolis, MNvsMankato, MNMinneapolis, MNvsSt Paul, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBloomington, MNMinneapolis, MNvsWoodbury, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBlaine, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBrooklyn Park, MN

MO Comparisons (9)

St Louis, MOvsKansas City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSpringfield, MOSt Louis, MOvsColumbia, MOSt Louis, MOvsJefferson City, MOSt Louis, MOvsJoplin, MOSt Louis, MOvsCape Girardeau, MOSt Louis, MOvsSt Joseph, MOSt Louis, MOvsIndependence, MOSt Louis, MOvsO Fallon, MO

NC Comparisons (9)

Charlotte, NCvsRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NCvsDurham, NCCharlotte, NCvsGreensboro, NCCharlotte, NCvsWinston, NCCharlotte, NCvsAsheville, NCCharlotte, NCvsWilmington, NCCharlotte, NCvsFayetteville, NCCharlotte, NCvsJacksonville, NCCharlotte, NCvsHickory, NC

NY Comparisons (9)

New York, NYvsBuffalo, NYNew York, NYvsAlbany, NYNew York, NYvsRochester, NYNew York, NYvsSyracuse, NYNew York, NYvsKiryas Joel, NYNew York, NYvsBinghamton, NYNew York, NYvsUtica, NYNew York, NYvsKingston, NYNew York, NYvsGlens Falls, NY

OH Comparisons (3)

Cleveland, OHvsColumbus, OHCleveland, OHvsCincinnati, OHColumbus, OHvsCincinnati, OH

OR Comparisons (4)

Portland, ORvsSalem, ORPortland, ORvsEugene, ORPortland, ORvsBend, ORPortland, ORvsMedford, OR

PA Comparisons (9)

Philadelphia, PAvsPittsburgh, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAllentown, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsScranton, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsLancaster, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsYork, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsReading, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsErie, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsChambersburg, PA

TN Comparisons (1)

Nashville, TNvsMemphis, TN

TX Comparisons (24)

Dallas, TXvsHouston, TXDallas, TXvsAustin, TXHouston, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsSan Antonio, TXHouston, TXvsSan Antonio, TXDallas, TXvsMcallen, TXDallas, TXvsEl Paso, TXDallas, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXDallas, TXvsTyler, TXDallas, TXvsLubbock, TXDallas, TXvsBrownsville, TXHouston, TXvsMcallen, TXHouston, TXvsEl Paso, TXHouston, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXHouston, TXvsTyler, TXHouston, TXvsLubbock, TXHouston, TXvsBrownsville, TXAustin, TXvsSan Antonio, TXAustin, TXvsMcallen, TXAustin, TXvsEl Paso, TXAustin, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXAustin, TXvsTyler, TXAustin, TXvsLubbock, TXAustin, TXvsBrownsville, TX

WA Comparisons (9)

Seattle, WAvsSpokane, WASeattle, WAvsOlympia, WASeattle, WAvsKennewick, WASeattle, WAvsBremerton, WASeattle, WAvsBellingham, WASeattle, WAvsYakima, WASeattle, WAvsMount Vernon, WASeattle, WAvsWenatchee, WASeattle, WAvsTacoma, WA

All salary data sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 release. Back to home