Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$68,520avg. a year
$32.94 an hour · 8,320 employed
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $68,520 a year. That is $3,040 (5%) more than the Texas average of $65,480. The U.S. average is $69,700.
$63,220Median pay
$32.94Average hourly
+5%vs. Texas average
8,320Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for paralegals and legal assistants in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
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
3100 jobs
Midland, TX
$67,780
$32.59 an hour
4190 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$60,230
$28.96 an hour
5100 jobs
Odessa, TX
$59,410
$28.56 an hour
62,900 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$59,390
$28.55 an hour
7220 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$58,480
$28.11 an hour
8180 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$57,750
$27.76 an hour
9250 jobs
Waco, TX
$57,710
$27.74 an hour
10410 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$56,960
$27.38 an hour
11490 jobs
El Paso, TX
$56,920
$27.37 an hour
12140 jobs
Laredo, TX
$56,760
$27.29 an hour
13220 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$56,540
$27.19 an hour
1480 jobs
Abilene, TX
$56,430
$27.13 an hour
1560 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$55,800
$26.83 an hour
16360 jobs
Tyler, TX
$54,590
$26.24 an hour
1760 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$53,780
$25.85 an hour
18140 jobs
Longview, TX
$53,130
$25.54 an hour
1950 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$51,240
$24.63 an hour
20320 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$51,030
$24.53 an hour
21560 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$50,820
$24.44 an hour
2250 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$49,510
$23.80 an hour
23340 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$48,750
$23.44 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Lawyers | $188,640 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $65,860 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $82,360 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $133,620 |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | $62,190 |
Questions and answers
How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $68,520 a year, and the median is $63,220. About 8,320 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $3,040 (5%) more than the Texas average of $65,480.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.81 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: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.