Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$80,260avg. a year
$38.59 an hour · 33,850 employed
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $80,260 a year. That is $3,370 (4%) more than the New York average of $76,890. The U.S. average is $69,700.
$75,330Median pay
$38.59Average hourly
+4%vs. New York average
33,850Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for paralegals and legal assistants in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1140 jobs
Kingston, NY
$66,630
$32.03 an hour
2600 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$65,400
$31.44 an hour
3970 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$65,330
$31.41 an hour
480 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$63,570
$30.56 an hour
51,340 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$62,930
$30.26 an hour
6100 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$62,200
$29.91 an hour
7240 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$60,130
$28.91 an hour
82,060 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$59,940
$28.82 an hour
9170 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$59,470
$28.59 an hour
1050 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$59,280
$28.50 an hour
111,300 jobs
Rochester, NY
$59,220
$28.47 an hour
1250 jobs
Elmira, NY
$58,960
$28.34 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Lawyers | $224,840 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $71,580 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $96,380 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $188,200 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $126,620 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $76,690 |
Questions and answers
How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $80,260 a year, and the median is $75,330. About 33,850 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $3,370 (4%) more than the New York average of $76,890.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.