School District of Philadelphia / Paralegal
Role across School District of Philadelphia
Paralegal
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
5 people hold the Paralegal role across 1 department in School District of Philadelphia, with a median total compensation of $60,392. Among 25 jurisdictions where this role is reported, School District of Philadelphia ranks #10 by median pay.
- Employees
- 5
- Median pay
- $60,392
- Departments
- 1
- Cross-jurisdiction
- #10 of 25
Compared with the local labor market
Paralegal pay vs. the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area
Across all employers in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 11,150 people — is $70,430. School District of Philadelphia pays a median base salary of $60,392 for this role, 14% below that figure — about the 26th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where School District of Philadelphia sits in the local pay range
The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows School District of Philadelphia’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. School District of Philadelphia’s median base salary is 4% below that national figure, about the 45th 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at School District of Philadelphia is $60,392, 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 jurisdictions
Paralegal pay in other jurisdictions
Where Paralegals are paid most
Median total compensation for comparable Paralegal roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.
Within School District of Philadelphia
Department with this role
The School District of Philadelphia department holding this role
The one department in School District of Philadelphia that reports this role. The bar links to that department’s page for it.