Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in Texas
$65,480avg. a year
$31.48 an hour · 29,540 employed
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Texas earn an average of $65,480 a year. That is $4,220 (6%) less than the U.S. average of $69,700. The best-paying metro area is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX at $70,870.
$62,310Median pay
$31.48Average hourly
+15%Avg. pay since 2020
#24Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Texas metro areas
Average pay for paralegals and legal assistants by metro area. Swipe to see all 24.
14,390 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$70,870
$34.07 an hour
27,320 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$69,250
$33.29 an hour
38,320 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$68,520
$32.94 an hour
4100 jobs
Midland, TX
$67,780
$32.59 an hour
5190 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$60,230
$28.96 an hour
6100 jobs
Odessa, TX
$59,410
$28.56 an hour
72,900 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$59,390
$28.55 an hour
8220 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$58,480
$28.11 an hour
9180 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$57,750
$27.76 an hour
10250 jobs
Waco, TX
$57,710
$27.74 an hour
11410 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$56,960
$27.38 an hour
12490 jobs
El Paso, TX
$56,920
$27.37 an hour
13140 jobs
Laredo, TX
$56,760
$27.29 an hour
14220 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$56,540
$27.19 an hour
1580 jobs
Abilene, TX
$56,430
$27.13 an hour
1660 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$55,800
$26.83 an hour
17360 jobs
Tyler, TX
$54,590
$26.24 an hour
1860 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$53,780
$25.85 an hour
19140 jobs
Longview, TX
$53,130
$25.54 an hour
2050 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$51,240
$24.63 an hour
21320 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$51,030
$24.53 an hour
22560 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$50,820
$24.44 an hour
2350 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$49,510
$23.80 an hour
24340 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$48,750
$23.44 an hour
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Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in Texas, charted
Pay over time
Texas, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Texas paralegals and legal assistants work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Texas vs. neighbors
Average pay, May 2025
| Area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $69,700 | $33.51 |
| Texas | $65,480 | $31.48 |
| New Mexico | $61,530 | $29.58 |
| Arkansas | $60,110 | $28.90 |
| Louisiana | $59,360 | $28.54 |
| Oklahoma | $55,510 | $26.69 |
Related jobs in Texas
- Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$64,810
- Legal Support Workers, All Other$77,980
- Lawyers$180,370
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$127,900
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$102,010
- Judicial Law Clerks$67,810
Average pay, Texas, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in Texas?
The average is $65,480 a year, and the median is $62,310. That is $4,220 (6%) less than the U.S. average of $69,700.
What is the hourly wage in Texas?
$31.48 an hour on average; the median is $29.96.
Where in Texas do they earn the most?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ($70,870), followed by Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ($69,250). The lowest average among 24 metro areas with data is Lubbock, TX ($48,750).
How does Texas rank?
Texas ranks #24 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 23-2011. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national paralegals and legal assistants page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.