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Average Dentons legal assistant salary

$43,414yearly

$20.38 hourly rate

Entry-level Dentons legal assistant salary
$33,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Dentons pay legal assistants?

The average salary for Dentons legal assistants is $43,414 per year. Dentons legal assistant salaries range between $33,000 to $56,000 per year. Dentons legal assistants earn 2% more than the national average salary for legal assistants of $42,387.

Location impacts how much a legal assistant at Dentons can expect to make. Legal assistants at Dentons make the most in Washington, DC, Denver, CO, and New York, NY.

How much does Dentons pay legal assistants by location?

Dentons pays legal assistants the most in Washington, DC, Denver, CO, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Palo Alto and Chicago also report highly competitive salaries for legal assistants at Dentons.

Legal assistant Dentons salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Washington, DC$56,277$27.06
2Denver, CO$48,692$23.41
3New York, NY$47,260$22.72
4Palo Alto, CA$46,801$22.50
5Chicago, IL$45,937$22.09
6Houston, TX$41,194$19.80
7Atlanta, GA$39,305$18.90
8Kansas City, MO$37,810$18.18

Highest-paid Dentons legal assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Court Reporter$95,017$46-
2Assistant Paralegal$65,945$32-
3Bankruptcy Paralegal$65,873$321
4Bankruptcy Assistant$65,336$31-
5Corporate Legal Assistant$63,255$30-
6Contractor-Paralegal$63,217$30-
7Senior Legal Secretary$63,015$30-
8Legal Technician$61,344$29-
9Senior Paralegal$61,264$29-
10Litigation Paralegal$59,032$28-

Recent salaries for legal assistants at dentons

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Legal Administrative AssistantNew York, NY06/24/2025$80,000
Legal Administrative Assistant (7781)Urban Honolulu, HI03/11/2025$60,000
Legal Administrative AssistantUrban Honolulu, HI02/26/2025$60,000

Legal assistant salary at Dentons competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale$70,159$34-
2Simpson Thacher & Bartlett$64,951$317
3Shearman & Sterling$63,682$31-
4Squire Patton Boggs$58,296$28-
5Mayer Brown$57,589$287
6Paul Hastings$57,284$28-
7Arent Fox$56,725$27-
8Morrison & Foerster$53,925$26-
9Fenwick & West$53,635$261
10Legal Services$53,449$26135
11Cooley$52,705$259
12Staas & Halsey$51,516$25-
13Vedder Price$51,172$252
14Gibbons P.C.$50,850$24-
15Vinson & Elkins$50,348$24-
16Van Ness Feldman$50,267$24-
17Sterne$48,249$23-
18Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation$47,617$23-
19Berman$46,917$23-
20Parsons Behle & Latimer$27,385$13-

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