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Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary in Delaware

What Paralegals and Legal Assistants earn in Delaware, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 1 county.

Average in DE
$70,021
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
8 of 14
published states
Workers in state
11,590
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
1 counties

Pay by labor market in Delaware

Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay by wage area in Delaware
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$70,430$54,791$28,795New Castle County, DE

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Delaware counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1New Castle County, DE$70,430$54,791$28,795

Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in Delaware

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Delaware is $70,021, based on 11,590 workers. Among the 14 states with published data, that ranks number 8. The BLS national median for the occupation is $62,890, so Delaware averages 11.3% above it.

Published data for Delaware currently covers the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, with a local median wage of $70,430.

Paralegals and Legal Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants are District of Columbia ($81,590), West Virginia ($78,593), California ($77,629) and Virginia ($75,159).

Frequently asked questions: Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Delaware

How much do Paralegals and Legal Assistants earn in Delaware?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $70,021.