City of Chicago / Department of Law / Paralegal II
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
28 employees hold this title in Department of Law. Median total compensation for the role is $92,298, below the department median of $112,656.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 28 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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. Department of Law pays a median base salary of $92,298 for this role, 31% above that figure — about the 80th 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 Department of Law’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. Department of Law’s median base salary is 47% above that national figure, about the 84th 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 Department of Law is $92,298, 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 Department of Law, the median of $92,298 ranks #2 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 Paralegalroles 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.
Record list
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Paralegal II/Department of Law
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Antoine Baity holds the role of Paralegal II at Department of Law. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,976.
Paralegal II/Department of Law
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Robert Dietz holds the role of Paralegal II at Department of Law. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,976.
Paralegal II/Department of Law
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At Department of Law, Adrian Martin serves as a Paralegal II. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,976.
Paralegal II/Department of Law
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Anthony Cook works as a Paralegal II for Department of Law. Their status is full-time. Anthony earned $122,976 in 2026.
Paralegal II/Department of Law
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Sandra Foreman works as a Paralegal II for Department of Law. Their status is full-time. Sandra earned $122,976 in 2026.
Paralegal II/Department of Law
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David Franco is a Paralegal II at Department of Law. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $122,976.
Paralegal II/Department of Law
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At Department of Law, Ronald Mohammed serves as a Paralegal II. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,976.
Paralegal II/Department of Law
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At Department of Law, Elizabeth Ziarno serves as a Paralegal II. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,976.