Corporate Paralegal Salary

Updated April 6, 2023

Corporate Paralegal Salary Estimate

$67,515

$32.46 hourly

Entry level Salary

$42,000 yearly

$42,00010%

$67,515Median

$106,00090%

How much does a Corporate Paralegal make?

The average salary for a corporate paralegal in the United States is $67,515. Corporate paralegal salaries typically range between $42,000 and $106,000 a year. The average hourly rate for corporate paralegals is $32.46 per hour.

Location, education, and experience impacts how much a corporate paralegal can expect to make. Corporate paralegals make the most in California, Washington, Oregon, New Jersey, and New Hampshire.

Research Summary.

The average salary for a corporate paralegal is $67,515 in the US.
The average corporate paralegal salary ranges between $42,000 and $106,000 in the US.
Hourly rates for corporate paralegals in the US typically range between $20 and $50 an hour.
The average corporate paralegal salary is $84,287 in California, $82,682 in Washington, and $80,224 in Oregon. These are the three highest-paying states for corporate paralegals in the US.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has the highest average salary for corporate paralegals.
Finance is the highest-paying industry for corporate paralegals in the US.

Highest Paying States For Corporate Paralegals

While a corporate paralegal can average a salary of $67,515 per year, or $32.46 per hour, there are many opportunities for corporate paralegals to make more. For example, in San Francisco, CA you might make $92,080 per year. Other high-paying locations include Seattle, WA, Portland, OR and Washington, DC. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to San Francisco, CA where the average starting salary is $59,000. The highest paying states for corporate paralegals include California, Washington and Oregon. Meanwhile, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Indiana offer the lowest salaries.

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Average Salary:

Corporate Paralegal average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Washington	$82,682	$39.75	321
2	California	$84,287	$40.52	1,108
3	Oregon	$80,224	$38.57	115
4	Nevada	$75,404	$36.25	58
5	New Jersey	$76,833	$36.94	210
6	Illinois	$71,240	$34.25	355
7	New York	$73,016	$35.10	589
8	District of Columbia	$77,148	$37.09	195
9	Utah	$69,468	$33.40	90
10	Massachusetts	$69,366	$33.35	317
11	Pennsylvania	$70,751	$34.01	236
12	Delaware	$67,488	$32.45	39
13	New Hampshire	$76,054	$36.56	15
14	West Virginia	$65,077	$31.29	33
15	Colorado	$66,901	$32.16	194
16	Alaska	$71,631	$34.44	16
17	Rhode Island	$65,873	$31.67	25
18	Minnesota	$65,824	$31.65	144
19	Idaho	$67,109	$32.26	22
20	Connecticut	$69,013	$33.18	51
21	Michigan	$63,287	$30.43	141
22	Arizona	$62,856	$30.22	129
23	North Dakota	$58,731	$28.24	27
24	Vermont	$62,385	$29.99	14
25	Virginia	$60,484	$29.08	251
26	Nebraska	$61,593	$29.61	29
27	South Dakota	$62,096	$29.85	12
28	Texas	$56,780	$27.30	516
29	Georgia	$55,816	$26.83	280
30	Hawaii	$62,226	$29.92	21
31	Kentucky	$58,601	$28.17	50
32	Maine	$59,900	$28.80	18
33	Ohio	$56,703	$27.26	175
34	Maryland	$61,515	$29.57	114
35	Wisconsin	$56,007	$26.93	95
36	Iowa	$57,807	$27.79	42
37	New Mexico	$59,497	$28.60	17
38	Wyoming	$53,943	$25.93	15
39	Montana	$57,333	$27.56	20
40	Tennessee	$53,403	$25.67	104
41	Mississippi	$54,471	$26.19	30
42	Florida	$44,507	$21.40	507
43	Missouri	$53,719	$25.83	94
44	Kansas	$55,018	$26.45	25
45	North Carolina	$49,147	$23.63	189
46	Arkansas	$48,714	$23.42	45
47	Alabama	$50,570	$24.31	42
48	Oklahoma	$52,141	$25.07	19
49	Indiana	$47,971	$23.06	89
50	Louisiana	$47,389	$22.78	36
51	South Carolina	$46,479	$22.35	52

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Highest Paying Cities For Corporate Paralegals

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	San Francisco, CA	$92,080	$44.27	11
2	Seattle, WA	$83,322	$40.06	3
3	Portland, OR	$79,736	$38.33
4	Washington, DC	$77,211	$37.12	2
5	Hackensack, NJ	$77,203	$37.12	1
6	Syracuse, NY	$73,133	$35.16
7	Chicago, IL	$71,484	$34.37	6
8	Philadelphia, PA	$70,756	$34.02	3
9	Boston, MA	$69,403	$33.37	2
10	Salt Lake City, UT	$69,342	$33.34	2
11	Greenwich, CT	$68,696	$33.03
12	Newark, DE	$67,616	$32.51
13	Westminster, CO	$67,088	$32.25
14	Woodbury, MN	$65,975	$31.72
15	Phoenix, AZ	$63,029	$30.30	2

Corporate Paralegal Salary by Years of Experience

The salary for a corporate paralegal can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. An accountant with 0-2 years of experience earns an average salary of $48,204, a mid-career professional with 3-6 years of experience makes $67,515 a year on average, and a senior level accountant with 7-12 years of experience enjoys an average annual salary of $67,932. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Corporate Paralegal Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$48,200	$23.18
Mid Level	$64,600	$31.03
Senior Level	$67,900	$32.66

Corporate Paralegals Salary Details

Average Corporate Paralegal Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Corporate Paralegal's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$106,000	$8,833	$51
75th Percentile	$85,000	$7,083	$41
Average	$67,515	$5,626	$32
25th Percentile	$53,000	$4,417	$25
10th Percentile	$42,000	$3,500	$20

Highest Paying Types of Corporate Paralegals

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Legal Administrator	$47,198	$3,933	$22.69	56,419
Law Clerk	$55,916	$4,660	$26.88	75,014
Legal Clerk	$35,152	$2,929	$16.90	74,069
Paralegal Internship	$52,476	$4,373	$25.23	54,408
Litigation Paralegal	$58,484	$4,874	$28.12	5,132
Paralegal	$49,943	$4,162	$24.01	5,177

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Which Companies Pay Corporate Paralegals The Most?

The highest paying companies for corporate paralegals are Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and BGC Partners according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Fox Rothschild and Kane Russell Coleman Logan report highly competitive wages for corporate paralegals.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	$109,287	$52.54	3
2	BGC Partners	$107,656	$51.76
3	Fox Rothschild	$102,584	$49.32
4	Kane Russell Coleman Logan	$102,102	$49.09
5	Ropes & Gray	$101,835	$48.96	2
6	The New York Times Company	$97,465	$46.86
7	Salesforce	$94,807	$45.58
8	BNY Mellon	$93,992	$45.19	7
9	Lam Research	$91,943	$44.20
10	Asana	$91,932	$44.20	2
11	Citi	$91,266	$43.88	10
12	Acorda Therapeutics	$88,326	$42.46
13	DLA Piper	$88,033	$42.32	76
14	W. R. Berkley	$87,390	$42.01
15	Lattice Semiconductor	$86,569	$41.62
16	EisnerAmper	$86,050	$41.37
17	Bloom Energy	$85,305	$41.01
18	Baker & Taylor	$84,882	$40.81
19	Prologis	$84,311	$40.53	3
20	Tufts Health Plan	$84,187	$40.47	2

How Much Do Corporate Paralegals Make In Different Industries?

Corporate paralegal salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the finance, health care, and professional industries tend to offer much higher salaries for corporate paralegals. For example, corporate paralegals make a whopping average salary of $76,737 while working in the finance industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $75,853 in the health care industry and $73,579 in the professional industry.

Corporate paralegals may want to avoid working in the hospitality industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $65,960.

Highest Paying Industries For Corporate Paralegals

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Finance	$76,737	$36.89
2	Health Care	$75,853	$36.47
3	Professional	$73,579	$35.37
4	Technology	$70,451	$33.87
5	Media	$69,194	$33.27
6	Manufacturing	$68,796	$33.08
7	Hospitality	$65,960	$31.71

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Corporate Paralegal Pay Trends

Average Corporate Paralegal Salary Over Time

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Corporate Paralegal Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$67,500	$32.46	+2.2%
2022	$66,000	$31.74	+1.5%
2021	$65,000	$31.24	+1.0%
2020	$64,300	$30.92	+1.8%
2019	$63,200	$30.36	+1.4%

Recently Added Corporate Paralegal Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Paypal	Paralegal-Corporate and Securities	San Jose, CA	05/01/2023	$64,697
Robert Half	Corporate Paralegal	Menlo Park, CA	05/01/2023	$59,000
Tempositions, Inc.	Corporate Paralegal	New York, NY	05/01/2023	$100,000
Specialized	Corporate Paralegal	Morgan Hill, CA	04/29/2023	$71,439
Specialized	Corporate Paralegal	Salt Lake City, UT	04/29/2023	$71,439
Palantir Technologies	International Corporate Paralegal	Denver, CO	04/27/2023	$75,000
AMS Staffing, Inc.	Paralegal (Corporate Franchise)	Washington, DC	04/27/2023	$70,000
Allbirds.com	Senior Corporate Paralegal	San Francisco, CA	04/27/2023	$81,000
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer	Junior Corporate Paralegal	New York, NY	04/27/2023	$55,000
Palantir Technologies	International Corporate Paralegal	Palo Alto, CA	04/26/2023	$75,000

Corporate Paralegal Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Corporate Paralegals The Most?

California pays Corporate Paralegals the most in the United States, with an average salary of $84,287 per year, or $40.52 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Corporate Paralegal?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Corporate Paralegal if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Washington you should be paid close to $82,682 per year.

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Updated April 6, 2023