How much do Paralegals and Legal Assistants make in Missoula, MT?

Percentile spread

For Paralegals and Legal Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $48,360 and the 90th percentile is $74,090. The difference is $25,730, which is 50.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,750 to the 75th at $59,160, covers $10,410.

The mean annual wage is $55,830, which sits above the median of $50,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Missoula, MT median is 19.4% lower than the national median of $62,890 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,538, which is 16.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.6% lower than the Montana median of $57,290.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Missoula, MT is 96.445, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paralegals and Legal Assistants at $52,538 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Missoula, MT ranks 5th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Helena, MT is 103 miles away, with a median of $64,210 and employment of 170. That median is 26.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,113, against $52,538 here.
• Coeur d'Alene, ID is 121 miles away, with a median of $50,140 and employment of 230. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,011, against $52,538 here.
• Great Falls, MT is 138 miles away, with a median of $57,090 and employment of 70. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,950, against $52,538 here.

Employment share

Paralegals and Legal Assistants accounts for 0.40% of wage-and-salary employment in Missoula, MT (270 of 67,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (392,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.59 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.