Florida / Department of Corrections / Paralegal Specialist

Job-title file

Paralegal Specialist

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

13 employees hold this title in Department of Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $46,998, below the department median of $50,633.

Employees: 13
Total payroll: $604.5K
Role median: $46,998
Agency median: $50,633
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$42,260$49,085+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 13 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

Paralegal Specialist pay vs. Florida

Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 40,950 people — is $61,000. Department of Corrections pays a median base salary of $46,998 for this role, 23% below that figure — about the 23rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Corrections sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$38,830

$48,230

$61,000

$75,780

$83,410

Department of Corrections median · $46,998

The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in Florida, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Corrections’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 Corrections’s median base salary is 25% below that national figure, about the 16th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,740

$50,340

$62,890

$80,080

$101,500

Department of Corrections median · $46,998

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 Florida range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Corrections is $46,998, 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 Florida

Paralegal Specialist is held in 8 Florida departments. In Department of Corrections, the median of $46,998 ranks #5 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

FL Department of Transportation

$52,867 · 30

Department of Financial Services

$52,408 · 3

Department Environmental Protection

$48,177 · 2

Department of Veterans' Affairs

$47,660 · 1

Department of Children and Families

$43,168 · 164

Justice Administrative Commission

$41,170 · 16

Agency for Health Care Administrative

$39,080 · 3

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

Compare jurisdictions

Paralegal Specialist beyond Florida

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $44,437 ranks #4 of 4. See Paralegal Specialist across all of Florida →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Connecticut

$148,330 · 8

District of Columbia

$98,412 · 99

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$96,330 · 3,195

Median total compensation for comparable Paralegal Specialistroles 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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Lauren Sanchez

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$49,463

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $49,463
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,463
Hire date: 2004-09-24
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 035318

Lauren Sanchez works as a Paralegal Specialist for Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 22 years as a salaried employee. Lauren earned $49,463 in 2026.

Brittney Davis

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$47,888

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $47,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,888
Hire date: 2016-06-17
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Chrishana

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 036133

Brittney Davis works as a Paralegal Specialist for Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Hired in 2016, they have about 10 years of service as a salaried employee. Brittney earned $47,888 in 2026.

Evelyn Mitchell

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$47,888

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $47,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,888
Hire date: 1991-08-16
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 047269

Evelyn Mitchell holds the role of Paralegal Specialist at Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 35 years as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,888.

Lori Williams

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$47,888

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $47,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,888
Hire date: 1991-02-05
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 000127

Lori Williams holds the role of Paralegal Specialist at Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Hired in 1991, they have about 35 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,888.

Taylor Mcgill

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$47,888

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $47,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,888
Hire date: 2018-07-20
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 007745

Taylor Mcgill holds the role of Paralegal Specialist at Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 8 years as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,888.

Kimberly Cupp

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$47,888

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $47,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,888
Hire date: 1986-04-16
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 031358

Kimberly Cupp works as a Paralegal Specialist for Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Hired in 1986, they have about 40 years of service as a salaried employee. Kimberly earned $47,888 in 2026.

Abigail Fitzgerald

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$46,998

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $46,998
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,998
Hire date: 2024-07-19
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 036134

At Department of Corrections, Abigail Fitzgerald serves as a Paralegal Specialist within Executive Dir/Support Services. Their tenure dates to 2024, about 2 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $46,998.

Agnes Ellis

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$46,656

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $46,656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,656
Hire date: 1984-12-14
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 036139

Agnes Ellis works as a Paralegal Specialist for Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. They have served since 1984 (about 42 years) as a salaried employee. Agnes earned $46,656 in 2026.

Darby Jones

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$45,423

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $45,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,423
Hire date: 2025-02-07
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 036132

Darby Jones is a Paralegal Specialist at Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Their tenure dates to 2025, about a year, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $45,423.

Errin Bell

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$45,423

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $45,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,423
Hire date: 2022-09-16
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 047270

Errin Bell holds the role of Paralegal Specialist at Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. They have served since 2022 (about 4 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $45,423.

Krystal Fennicks

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$45,423

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $45,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,423
Hire date: 2022-01-10
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: Noelle

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 027727

Krystal Fennicks is a Paralegal Specialist at Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Hired in 2022, they have about 4 years of service, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $45,423.

Courtney Rodriguez

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$43,434

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $43,434
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,434
Hire date: 2026-05-04
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 047271

Courtney Rodriguez is a Paralegal Specialist at Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Their tenure dates to 2026, under a year, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $43,434.

Aldric Bush

Paralegal Specialist/Department of Corrections

2026 total comp

$42,260

Sub-department: Executive Dir/Support Services
Base pay: $42,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,260
Hire date: 2016-07-01
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: James

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 7703
Position Number: 047272

Aldric Bush is a Paralegal Specialist at Department of Corrections within Executive Dir/Support Services. Hired in 2016, they have about 10 years of service, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $42,260.