City of Chicago / Civilian Office of Police Accountability / Paralegal II
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
2 employees hold this title in Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Median total compensation for the role is $83,892, below the department median of $112,536.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 11,590 people — is $70,550. Civilian Office of Police Accountability pays a median base salary of $83,892 for this role, 19% above that figure — about the 73rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 392,880 people — is $62,890. Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s median base salary is 33% above that national figure, about the 78th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Civilian Office of Police Accountability is $83,892, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Paralegal II is held in 6 City of Chicago departments. In Civilian Office of Police Accountability, the median of $83,892 ranks #3 of 6.
Median total compensation for the Paralegal II role in other City of Chicagodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $90,144 ranks #4 of 25. See Paralegal across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Paralegal roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Paralegal II/Civilian Office of Police Accountability
Source-specific fields
Alexandra Domain is a Paralegal II at Civilian Office of Police Accountability. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $90,144.
Paralegal II/Civilian Office of Police Accountability
Source-specific fields
Olivia Wright works as a Paralegal II for Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Their status is full-time. Olivia earned $77,640 in 2026.