Paralegals and Legal Assistants · SOC 23-2011
Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary in the Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $49,380 per year ($23.74 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $31,870 at the 10th percentile to $76,820 at the 90th. BLS estimates 200 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area earn more than $49,380 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,090 and $56,740.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $31,870 | $48,090 | $49,380 | $56,740 | $76,820 |
| Hourly | $15.32 | $23.12 | $23.74 | $27.28 | $36.93 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$49,380 median for Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,090 to $56,740
- Pennsylvaniastate$63,370 median for Pennsylvania; middle half earns $50,710 to $78,980
- United Statesnational$62,890 median for United States; middle half earns $50,340 to $80,080
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −22% vs Pennsylvania overall and −21% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Pennsylvania
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for paralegals and legal assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areathis page$49,380 median for Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,090 to $56,740
- $70,430 median for Philadelphia metro area; middle half earns $60,110 to $81,660
- $63,620 median for Pittsburgh metro area; middle half earns $50,400 to $79,060
- $61,780 median for Lancaster metro area; middle half earns $50,740 to $77,040
- $61,000 median for Allentown metro area; middle half earns $51,130 to $76,440
- $60,360 median for Harrisburg metro area; middle half earns $49,550 to $74,230
- $59,490 median for Lebanon metro area; middle half earns $50,280 to $76,380
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for paralegals and legal assistantss · Highest-paying occupations in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.