SOC 23-2099 · Legal Occupations

Legal Support Workers, All Other wages by metro

National median annual wage

$72,110

10th percentile: $43,800
25th percentile: $54,940
Median: $72,110
75th percentile: $109,360
90th percentile: $179,960
Mean: $89,660

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 46,760.

That median is 41.4% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930 — Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Legal Support Workers, All Other.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,430	$76,140	$169,690	$195,190
Charlottesville, VA	40	$60,860	$139,240	$195,190
Boulder, CO	90	$52,280	$134,890	$185,100
Lexington Park, MD	40	$76,140	$128,090	$195,190
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	380	$72,190	$107,980	$187,860
Raleigh-Cary, NC	190	$50,740	$105,210	$190,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	840	$61,330	$102,420	$162,520
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	140	$49,270	$102,130	$185,100
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	40	$33,840	$100,800	$185,100
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	100	$66,130	$100,510	$124,250
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	130	$36,150	$100,510	$195,190
Ann Arbor, MI	70	$55,690	$95,890	$190,240
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	40	$49,700	$94,320	$139,370
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	90	$58,320	$93,830	$174,800
Rochester, NY	60	$58,040	$93,250	$185,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	Not available	$54,590	$92,650	$156,640
Ithaca, NY	40	$57,780	$92,000	$165,580
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	430	$47,550	$90,240	$126,830
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	570	$48,430	$89,920	$147,580
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	Not available	$58,480	$89,160	$112,510

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Legal Support Workers, All Other jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	6,430	$76,140	$169,690	$195,190
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,120	$39,320	$63,240	$105,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,020	$48,430	$80,330	$130,590
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1,560	$51,720	$83,140	$169,170
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1,200	$50,220	$72,250	$146,990
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,060	$44,080	$62,740	$130,520
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	900	$43,850	$60,820	$84,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	840	$61,330	$102,420	$162,520
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	820	$40,650	$63,360	$174,800
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	700	$49,790	$81,170	$185,100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	700	$56,090	$87,110	$156,860
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	600	$38,920	$67,120	$174,800
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	570	$48,430	$89,920	$147,580
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	520	$43,040	$56,960	$106,970
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	490	$23,390	$54,660	$135,190
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	430	$47,550	$90,240	$126,830
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	380	$39,750	$65,270	$185,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	380	$72,190	$107,980	$187,860
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	340	$41,910	$71,490	$159,480
Richmond, VA	330	$46,950	$77,840	$185,100

States and territories

State estimates for Legal Support Workers, All Other, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Virginia	Not available	$87,540	$179,960	$195,190
District of Columbia	1,770	$63,290	$88,480	$173,920
Kansas	60	$58,090	$88,210	$131,000
New Jersey	660	$54,280	$88,210	$179,960
Minnesota	220	$64,360	$86,940	$138,760
California	Not available	$49,350	$85,830	$142,610
Washington	1,080	$52,700	$85,630	$147,930
Alaska	110	$50,760	$85,000	$129,410
New Hampshire	130	$57,960	$82,890	$179,960
Delaware	290	$51,920	$81,170	$133,340
Rhode Island	90	$55,590	$79,350	$117,210
Massachusetts	Not available	$53,330	$77,830	$161,540
Puerto Rico	220	$41,390	$77,680	$99,030
New York	1,760	$49,940	$76,520	$154,290
Pennsylvania	970	$38,420	$75,190	$185,100
Maine	Not available	$52,580	$72,110	$113,960
Missouri	370	$46,090	$69,350	$107,800
Nebraska	160	$56,200	$69,010	$95,200
Kentucky	180	$46,360	$68,220	$133,910
Ohio	690	$39,940	$67,230	$169,690
Colorado	2,000	$45,220	$66,660	$146,990
Michigan	1,020	$38,920	$66,280	$174,800
Vermont	70	$29,930	$66,100	$139,240
Idaho	60	$48,410	$64,480	$169,670
Utah	280	$44,950	$64,380	$174,800
Illinois	3,010	$37,740	$63,250	$103,010
North Carolina	1,000	$43,220	$63,170	$185,100
Arizona	Not available	$49,040	$63,160	$105,370
Texas	2,900	$40,650	$63,140	$143,580
Wisconsin	390	$47,900	$63,130	$105,210
Hawaii	200	$52,960	$62,530	$142,080
Oregon	520	$37,220	$60,860	$127,590
Nevada	1,080	$43,850	$60,820	$84,070
Georgia	1,370	$41,710	$60,620	$120,680
Tennessee	Not available	$37,440	$58,610	$100,030
New Mexico	120	$40,770	$57,780	$169,670
Indiana	550	$23,390	$56,990	$134,170
Florida	Not available	$40,170	$56,880	$147,520
Mississippi	100	$37,130	$55,930	$88,210
West Virginia	160	$31,890	$55,890	$174,800
Montana	190	$44,490	$55,850	$155,080
Oklahoma	160	$35,540	$55,330	$83,790
North Dakota	50	$36,770	$53,980	$95,930
Louisiana	1,200	$33,430	$51,230	$105,490
Arkansas	290	$35,010	$44,670	$72,040
Iowa	760	$38,670	$44,470	$69,530

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Legal Support Workers, All Other?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Legal Support Workers, All Other is $72,110. Employment is 46,760.

How does Legal Support Workers, All Other pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Legal Support Workers, All Other is 41.4% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Legal Support Workers, All Other?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is highest on this page's list at $169,690.