Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
$66,200avg. a year
$31.83 an hour · 4,140 employed
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area earn an average of $66,200 a year. That is $5,430 (9%) more than the North Carolina average of $60,770. The U.S. average is $69,700.
$59,870Median pay
$31.83Average hourly
+9%vs. North Carolina average
4,140Jobs in this metro
Other North Carolina metro areas
Average pay for paralegals and legal assistants in other North Carolina metro areas. Swipe to see all 15.
12,540 jobs
Raleigh-Cary, NC
$63,060
$30.32 an hour
2890 jobs
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
$61,690
$29.66 an hour
31,670 jobs
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
$60,600
$29.14 an hour
4590 jobs
Asheville, NC
$60,290
$28.99 an hour
5860 jobs
Greensboro-High Point, NC
$58,740
$28.24 an hour
6420 jobs
Fayetteville, NC
$57,500
$27.64 an hour
7580 jobs
Wilmington, NC
$56,840
$27.33 an hour
8210 jobs
Jacksonville, NC
$55,360
$26.61 an hour
9110 jobs
Burlington, NC
$55,260
$26.57 an hour
10830 jobs
Winston-Salem, NC
$55,240
$26.56 an hour
11120 jobs
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
$55,140
$26.51 an hour
12120 jobs
Rocky Mount, NC
$52,580
$25.28 an hour
1380 jobs
Goldsboro, NC
$51,240
$24.64 an hour
14200 jobs
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
$51,240
$24.63 an hour
15200 jobs
Greenville, NC
$49,340
$23.72 an hour
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How Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Lawyers | $186,020 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $65,730 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $89,020 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $100,910 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $138,000 |
Questions and answers
How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia?
The average is $66,200 a year, and the median is $59,870. About 4,140 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the North Carolina average?
That is $5,430 (9%) more than the North Carolina average of $60,770.
Is this job common in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia?
It makes up 3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.21 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: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16740). 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.