Franklin County, Ohio / Child Support Enforcement Agnc / Lead Paralegal
Job-title file
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
1 employees hold this title in Child Support Enforcement Agnc. Median total compensation for the role is $27,206, above the department median of $25,738.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Columbus, OH area, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 2,260 people — is $60,430. Child Support Enforcement Agnc pays a median base salary of $26,756 for this role, 56% below that figure — below the 10th 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 Columbus, OH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Child Support Enforcement Agnc’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. Child Support Enforcement Agnc’s median base salary is 57% below that national figure, below the 10th 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 Columbus, OH range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Child Support Enforcement Agnc is $27,206, 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.
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Lead Paralegal/Child Support Enforcement Agnc
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Michelle Baeslack works as a Lead Paralegal for Child Support Enforcement Agnc. Their status is full-time permanent. Michelle earned $27,206 in 2026.