SOC 23-2099 · Legal Occupations

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$72,110

U.S. median hourly wage$34.67

U.S. employment46,760

Nationally, legal support workers, all other earned a median of $72,110 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 46,760 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Legal Support Workers, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
Virginia	$179,960	$86.52	Not published	Not published
District of Columbia	$88,480	$42.54	1,770	2.5
Kansas	$88,210	$42.41	60	0.0
New Jersey	$88,210	$42.41	660	0.2
Minnesota	$86,940	$41.80	220	0.1
California	$85,830	$41.26	Not published	Not published
Washington	$85,630	$41.17	1,080	0.3
Alaska	$85,000	$40.87	110	0.3
New Hampshire	$82,890	$39.85	130	0.2
Delaware	$81,170	$39.03	290	0.6
Rhode Island	$79,350	$38.15	90	0.2
Massachusetts	$77,830	$37.42	Not published	Not published
Puerto Rico	$77,680	$37.35	220	0.2
New York	$76,520	$36.79	1,760	0.2
Pennsylvania	$75,190	$36.15	970	0.2
Maine	$72,110	$34.67	Not published	Not published
Missouri	$69,350	$33.34	370	0.1
Nebraska	$69,010	$33.18	160	0.2
Kentucky	$68,220	$32.80	180	0.1
Ohio	$67,230	$32.32	690	0.1
Colorado	$66,660	$32.05	2,000	0.7
Michigan	$66,280	$31.86	1,020	0.2
Vermont	$66,100	$31.78	70	0.2
Idaho	$64,480	$31.00	60	0.1
Utah	$64,380	$30.95	280	0.2
Illinois	$63,250	$30.41	3,010	0.5
North Carolina	$63,170	$30.37	1,000	0.2
Arizona	$63,160	$30.36	Not published	Not published
Texas	$63,140	$30.36	2,900	0.2
Wisconsin	$63,130	$30.35	390	0.1
Hawaii	$62,530	$30.06	200	0.3
Oregon	$60,860	$29.26	520	0.3
Nevada	$60,820	$29.24	1,080	0.7
Georgia	$60,620	$29.15	1,370	0.3
Tennessee	$58,610	$28.18	Not published	Not published
New Mexico	$57,780	$27.78	120	0.1
Indiana	$56,990	$27.40	550	0.2
Florida	$56,880	$27.35	Not published	Not published
Mississippi	$55,930	$26.89	100	0.1
West Virginia	$55,890	$26.87	160	0.2
Montana	$55,850	$26.85	190	0.4
Oklahoma	$55,330	$26.60	160	0.1
North Dakota	$53,980	$25.95	50	0.1
Louisiana	$51,230	$24.63	1,200	0.6
Arkansas	$44,670	$21.48	290	0.2
Iowa	$44,470	$21.38	760	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 145 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Legal Support Workers, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$169,690	$81.58	6,430	2.1
Charlottesville, VA	$139,240	$66.94	40	0.3
Boulder, CO	$134,890	$64.85	90	0.5
Lexington Park, MD	$128,090	$61.58	40	0.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$107,980	$51.92	380	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$105,210	$50.58	190	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$102,420	$49.24	840	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$102,130	$49.10	140	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$100,800	$48.46	40	0.1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$100,510	$48.32	100	0.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$100,510	$48.32	130	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$95,890	$46.10	70	0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$94,320	$45.35	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$93,830	$45.11	90	0.3
Rochester, NY	$93,250	$44.83	60	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$92,650	$44.54	Not published	Not published
Ithaca, NY	$92,000	$44.23	40	0.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$90,240	$43.39	430	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$89,920	$43.23	570	0.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$89,160	$42.87	Not published	Not published
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$88,210	$42.41	90	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$87,110	$41.88	700	0.3
Salinas, CA	$85,360	$41.04	Not published	Not published
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$84,490	$40.62	100	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$84,070	$40.42	190	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$83,140	$39.97	1,560	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$82,560	$39.69	Not published	Not published
Fresno, CA	$81,850	$39.35	Not published	Not published
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$81,170	$39.03	700	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$80,350	$38.63	90	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$80,330	$38.62	2,020	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$79,010	$37.98	210	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$78,850	$37.91	Not published	Not published
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$78,730	$37.85	130	0.2
Richmond, VA	$77,840	$37.42	330	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$77,800	$37.40	30	0.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$77,490	$37.26	30	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$77,280	$37.16	60	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$77,150	$37.09	240	0.1
Worcester, MA	$76,070	$36.57	60	0.2
Modesto, CA	$74,670	$35.90	80	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$74,360	$35.75	170	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$72,560	$34.89	60	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$72,250	$34.74	1,200	0.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$71,930	$34.58	50	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$71,490	$34.37	340	0.3
Akron, OH	$71,240	$34.25	30	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$71,220	$34.24	170	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$70,780	$34.03	190	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$70,380	$33.84	50	0.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$69,930	$33.62	50	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$69,160	$33.25	40	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$68,080	$32.73	240	0.2
Savannah, GA	$68,070	$32.72	40	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$67,510	$32.46	70	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$67,120	$32.27	600	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$66,160	$31.81	100	0.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$66,050	$31.75	70	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$66,030	$31.74	70	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$66,010	$31.74	270	0.3
Ogden, UT	$65,970	$31.72	40	0.1
Madison, WI	$65,960	$31.71	120	0.3
Columbus, OH	$65,600	$31.54	180	0.2
Dover, DE	$65,560	$31.52	30	0.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$65,490	$31.49	50	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$65,270	$31.38	380	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$65,190	$31.34	60	0.1
Greeley, CO	$65,080	$31.29	60	0.5
Tucson, AZ	$63,880	$30.71	70	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$63,850	$30.70	110	0.7
Boise City, ID	$63,790	$30.67	30	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$63,680	$30.61	Not published	Not published
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$63,360	$30.46	820	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$63,240	$30.40	2,120	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$62,740	$30.16	1,060	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$62,700	$30.14	Not published	Not published
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$62,690	$30.14	40	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$62,620	$30.10	60	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$62,550	$30.07	110	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$62,540	$30.07	250	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$62,290	$29.95	30	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$61,780	$29.70	130	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$61,510	$29.57	60	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$61,500	$29.57	250	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,860	$29.26	50	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$60,820	$29.24	900	0.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,750	$29.21	110	0.2
Helena, MT	$60,330	$29.00	30	0.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$60,310	$28.99	50	0.2
Punta Gorda, FL	$60,010	$28.85	40	0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$59,880	$28.79	Not published	Not published
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$59,820	$28.76	30	0.2
Peoria, IL	$59,340	$28.53	50	0.3
El Paso, TX	$59,010	$28.37	50	0.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$58,900	$28.32	110	0.7
Gainesville, FL	$58,800	$28.27	50	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$58,600	$28.18	90	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$58,430	$28.09	40	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$58,110	$27.94	50	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$58,060	$27.91	280	0.6
New Haven, CT	$57,910	$27.84	60	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$57,320	$27.56	230	0.7
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$57,310	$27.56	30	0.3
Columbia, SC	$57,160	$27.48	90	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$57,160	$27.48	50	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$57,160	$27.48	90	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$57,160	$27.48	40	0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$57,110	$27.46	70	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$56,960	$27.39	520	1.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$56,880	$27.35	Not published	Not published
Omaha, NE-IA	$56,600	$27.21	60	0.1
Tallahassee, FL	$56,580	$27.20	60	0.3
Charleston, WV	$55,890	$26.87	60	0.5
Flint, MI	$55,890	$26.87	40	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$55,730	$26.79	80	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$55,610	$26.74	Not published	Not published
Urban Honolulu, HI	$55,490	$26.68	140	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	$55,450	$26.66	40	0.3
Asheville, NC	$54,950	$26.42	40	0.2
Reno, NV	$54,920	$26.41	110	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$54,660	$26.28	490	0.4
Missoula, MT	$54,520	$26.21	50	0.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$54,060	$25.99	190	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$53,160	$25.56	80	0.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$52,440	$25.21	30	0.4
Ocala, FL	$50,430	$24.24	30	0.3
Alexandria, LA	$49,640	$23.87	50	0.8
Port St. Lucie, FL	$49,280	$23.69	50	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$48,450	$23.29	Not published	Not published
Lake Charles, LA	$48,040	$23.10	30	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,010	$23.08	170	0.4
Grand Junction, CO	$47,750	$22.96	70	1.0
Springfield, IL	$47,430	$22.80	40	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$47,070	$22.63	60	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$46,380	$22.30	170	0.5
Pueblo, CO	$45,970	$22.10	40	0.7
Iowa City, IA	$45,460	$21.86	30	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$45,450	$21.85	50	0.6
Salem, OR	$45,010	$21.64	60	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$44,470	$21.38	170	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$43,990	$21.15	70	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$43,730	$21.03	170	0.4
Monroe, LA	$43,250	$20.79	40	0.5
Hammond, LA	$37,480	$18.02	40	0.8
Bloomington, IL	$31,890	$15.33	30	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.