Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
$62,650avg. a year
$30.12 an hour · 6,630 employed
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn an average of $62,650 a year. That is about the same as the Florida average of $63,250. The U.S. average is $69,700.
$60,150Median pay
$30.12Average hourly
-1%vs. Florida average
6,630Jobs in this metro
Other Florida metro areas
Average pay for paralegals and legal assistants in other Florida metro areas. Swipe to see all 21.
1520 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$66,380
$31.91 an hour
217,820 jobs
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$66,130
$31.79 an hour
32,170 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$64,930
$31.22 an hour
4180 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$64,300
$30.91 an hour
5990 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$63,070
$30.32 an hour
6910 jobs
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$61,930
$29.77 an hour
750 jobs
Wildwood-The Villages, FL
$61,850
$29.74 an hour
85,480 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$60,040
$28.87 an hour
9610 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$59,440
$28.58 an hour
10190 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$59,100
$28.42 an hour
11510 jobs
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$59,020
$28.38 an hour
12490 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$58,780
$28.26 an hour
13300 jobs
Ocala, FL
$58,610
$28.18 an hour
14780 jobs
Tallahassee, FL
$56,570
$27.20 an hour
15810 jobs
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$56,070
$26.96 an hour
1660 jobs
Sebring, FL
$55,350
$26.61 an hour
17630 jobs
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
$55,100
$26.49 an hour
18130 jobs
Punta Gorda, FL
$54,860
$26.37 an hour
19190 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$54,710
$26.30 an hour
20360 jobs
Gainesville, FL
$53,590
$25.77 an hour
2180 jobs
Homosassa Springs, FL
$52,080
$25.04 an hour
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How Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Lawyers | $148,940 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $57,820 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $73,200 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $185,210 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $113,720 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $56,870 |
Questions and answers
How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater?
The average is $62,650 a year, and the median is $60,150. About 6,630 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Florida average?
That is about the same as the Florida average of $63,250.
Is this job common in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater?
It makes up 4.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.81 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 23-2011. Metro area: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 45300). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.