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Los Angeles County / Chief Executive Office / Paralegal

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Paralegal

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

1 employee holds this title in Chief Executive Office. Median total compensation for the role is $132,407, below the department median of $224,979.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$132.4K
Role median
$132,407
Agency median
$224,979
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Paralegal pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistantsabout 22,240 people is $77,520. Chief Executive Office pays a median base salary of $77,478 for this role, in line with that figureabout the 50th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Chief Executive Office sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$51,200
$59,690
$77,520
$98,440
$112,160
Chief Executive Office median · $77,478

The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Chief Executive Office’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 Assistantsabout 392,880 people is $62,890. Chief Executive Office’s median base salary is 23% above that national figure, about the 71st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$44,740
$50,340
$62,890
$80,080
$101,500
Chief Executive Office median · $77,478

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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Chief Executive Office is $132,407, 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

This role across Los Angeles County

Paralegal is held in 8 Los Angeles County departments. In Chief Executive Office, the median of $132,407 ranks #7 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Sheriff
$147,970 · 1
District Attorney
$146,506 · 109
County Counsel
$139,542 · 56
Public Defender
$126,318 · 53

Median total compensation for the Paralegal role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Paralegal beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $142,972 ranks #1 of 25. See Paralegal across all of Los Angeles County

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles
$139,473 · 60
City of Miami
$99,348 · 11
City of Chicago
$90,144 · 40
City of Charlotte
$70,099 · 8
Minnesota
$64,921 · 26
City of Baltimore
$62,050 · 73

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Paulette Andre

Paralegal/Chief Executive Office

2025 total comp
$132,407
Base pay
$77,478
Overtime
$177
Other pay
$10,463
Benefits
$44,289
Total compensation
$132,407

Paulette Andre holds the role of Paralegal at Chief Executive Office. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,407.