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Can a legal assistant make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as a legal assistant. While possible, it is unlikely to earn over $100k as a legal assistant because even higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $55,000 per year. The average annual salary for a legal assistant is $41,384.
What Are The Highest Paying States For Legal Assistants?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile legal assistant earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| District of Columbia | $76,000 |
| New York | $66,000 |
| New Jersey | $64,000 |
| Massachusetts | $63,000 |
| New Hampshire | $63,000 |
| Connecticut | $62,000 |
| Delaware | $62,000 |
| California | $61,000 |
| Colorado | $59,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $59,000 |
| Maryland | $58,000 |
| Illinois | $57,000 |
| Nevada | $56,000 |
| Rhode Island | $56,000 |
| West Virginia | $55,000 |
| Washington | $55,000 |
| Kansas | $55,000 |
| Virginia | $55,000 |
| Michigan | $54,000 |
| Minnesota | $52,000 |
| Nebraska | $51,000 |
| Utah | $51,000 |
| Mississippi | $51,000 |
| Texas | $50,000 |
| Vermont | $50,000 |
| Wisconsin | $49,000 |
| Maine | $49,000 |
| Alaska | $48,000 |
| Hawaii | $48,000 |
| Ohio | $48,000 |
| Louisiana | $48,000 |
| Idaho | $47,000 |
| Arizona | $47,000 |
| Georgia | $47,000 |
| Oregon | $47,000 |
| Indiana | $47,000 |
| Florida | $46,000 |
| Alabama | $46,000 |
| New Mexico | $46,000 |
| Arkansas | $45,000 |
| North Carolina | $45,000 |
| North Dakota | $44,000 |
| Kentucky | $44,000 |
| Iowa | $43,000 |
| Missouri | $43,000 |
| Wyoming | $42,000 |
| Montana | $42,000 |
| South Dakota | $41,000 |
| Tennessee | $41,000 |
| South Carolina | $41,000 |
| Oklahoma | $39,000 |
