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Average Legal Services legal assistant salary

$53,449yearly

$20.38 hourly rate

Entry-level Legal Services legal assistant salary
$45,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Legal Services pay legal assistants?

The average salary for Legal Services legal assistants is $53,449 per year. Legal Services legal assistant salaries range between $45,000 to $62,000 per year. Legal Services legal assistants earn 26% more than the national average salary for legal assistants of $42,387.

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

How much does Legal Services pay legal assistants by location?

Legal Services pays legal assistants the most in Washington, DC, New York, NY, and Cambridge, MA. Additionally, cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas also report highly competitive salaries for legal assistants at Legal Services.

Legal assistant Legal Services salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Washington, DC$71,187$34.22
2New York, NY$58,208$27.98
3Cambridge, MA$57,896$27.83
4Los Angeles, CA$56,429$27.13
5Las Vegas, NV$53,436$25.69
6Falls Church, VA$52,950$25.46
7Philadelphia, PA$52,434$25.21
8Austin, TX$50,080$24.08
9Brooklyn, OH$46,618$22.41

Highest-paid Legal Services legal assistants by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Court Reporter$72,776$35-
2Senior Legal Secretary$62,394$30-
3Bankruptcy Paralegal$62,035$302
4Assistant Paralegal$61,757$30-
5Bankruptcy Assistant$61,207$29-
6Contractor-Paralegal$60,531$29-
7Senior Paralegal$60,216$293
8Corporate Legal Assistant$59,900$29-
9Paralegal/Office Manager$59,408$292
10Litigation Paralegal$59,114$2818

Legal assistant salary at Legal Services competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Covington & Burling$56,162$275
2American Law Institute$53,453$26-
3American Bar Association$53,125$26-
4Common Cause$52,915$25-
5Alliance for Justice$52,308$25-
6Robinson+Cole$51,698$25-
7O'Melveny$51,434$25-
8Haynes and Boone$51,291$25-
9Van Ness Feldman$50,267$241
10Kobre & Kim$49,976$24-
11Bloomberg Law$49,850$24-
12Center for American Progress$49,535$24-
13The Concord Coalition$49,088$24-
14Sterne$48,249$23-
15Brennan Center for Justice$46,767$223
16Lowndes$45,276$221
17Pro Bono Net$44,213$21-
18Shook, Hardy & Bacon$40,755$2017
19Weissman$35,911$17-
20Parsons Behle & Latimer$27,385$13-

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