Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
$76,560avg. a year
$36.81 an hour · 10,290 employed
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area earn an average of $76,560 a year. That is $5,350 (8%) more than the Georgia average of $71,210. The U.S. average is $69,700.
$64,080Median pay
$36.81Average hourly
+8%vs. Georgia average
10,290Jobs in this metro
Other Georgia metro areas
Average pay for paralegals and legal assistants in other Georgia metro areas. Swipe to see all 14.
1610 jobs
Savannah, GA
$60,860
$29.26 an hour
2420 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$58,900
$28.32 an hour
3530 jobs
Chattanooga, TN-GA
$58,580
$28.16 an hour
490 jobs
Rome, GA
$57,460
$27.63 an hour
5200 jobs
Gainesville, GA
$56,930
$27.37 an hour
6200 jobs
Athens-Clarke County, GA
$56,420
$27.13 an hour
7350 jobs
Macon-Bibb County, GA
$56,400
$27.11 an hour
870 jobs
Hinesville, GA
$56,040
$26.94 an hour
9170 jobs
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
$56,020
$26.94 an hour
10110 jobs
Warner Robins, GA
$55,510
$26.69 an hour
11220 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$53,840
$25.89 an hour
12140 jobs
Valdosta, GA
$53,320
$25.63 an hour
13140 jobs
Albany, GA
$52,330
$25.16 an hour
1480 jobs
Dalton, GA
$51,420
$24.72 an hour
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How Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $55,330 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $76,590 |
| Lawyers | $206,950 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $137,140 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $97,330 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $70,710 |
Questions and answers
How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell?
The average is $76,560 a year, and the median is $64,080. About 10,290 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Georgia average?
That is $5,350 (8%) more than the Georgia average of $71,210.
Is this job common in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell?
It makes up 3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.41 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: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12060). 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.