Paralegals and Legal Assistants · SOC 23-2011
Paralegals and Legal Assistants Salary in the Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $56,580 per year ($27.20 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $45,150 at the 10th percentile to $70,230 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area earn more than $56,580 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,210 and $62,700.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $45,150 | $47,210 | $56,580 | $62,700 | $70,230 |
| Hourly | $21.71 | $22.70 | $27.20 | $30.14 | $33.77 |
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
- Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$56,580 median for Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,210 to $62,700
- New Hampshirestate$62,040 median for New Hampshire; middle half earns $53,540 to $77,040
- 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 −9% vs New Hampshire overall and −10% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in New Hampshire
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.
- Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areathis page$56,580 median for Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,210 to $62,700
- $62,040 median for Manchester metro area; middle half earns $58,760 to $78,690
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 Southwestern New Hampshire 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.