Florida / Justice Administrative Commission / Legal Assistant I

Job-title file

Legal Assistant I

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

656 employees hold this title in Justice Administrative Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $40,015, below the department median of $69,168.

Employees: 656
Total payroll: $27M
Role median: $40,015
Agency median: $69,168
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$25,708$58,402+

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

How total compensation varies among the 656 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

Legal Assistant I pay vs. Florida

Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 40,950 people — is $61,000. Justice Administrative Commission pays a median base salary of $44,215 for this role, 28% below that figure — about the 19th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Justice Administrative Commission sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$38,830

$48,230

$61,000

$75,780

$83,410

Justice Administrative Commission median · $44,215

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 Justice Administrative Commission’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. Justice Administrative Commission’s median base salary is 30% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,740

$50,340

$62,890

$80,080

$101,500

Justice Administrative Commission median · $44,215

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.

Computed over the 1,536 of 1,540 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Justice Administrative Commission is $44,183, 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

Legal Assistant beyond Florida

This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $44,389 ranks #15 of 19. See Legal Assistant across all of Florida →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$165,860 · 132

$128,283 · 63

$125,902 · 18

$87,537 · 7

$81,494 · 16

$67,448 · 569

$66,924 · 61

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$65,621 · 35

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Assistantroles 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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Tammy Dillard-Marks

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$74,707

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $74,707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,707
Hire date: 1999-10-01
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 009369

Tammy Dillard-Marks works as a Legal Assistant I for Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 27 years as a salaried employee. Tammy earned $74,707 in 2026.

Cristine Herrera

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$74,188

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $74,188
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,188
Hire date: 2007-11-13
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 006849

Cristine Herrera holds the role of Legal Assistant I at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2007 (about 19 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,188.

Elisha Edmund

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$72,675

Sub-department: 13Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $72,675
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,675
Hire date: 2024-03-04
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 001044

Elisha Edmund holds the role of Legal Assistant I at Justice Administrative Commission within 13Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 2024, they have about 2 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $72,675.

Brenden Gluch

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$72,675

Sub-department: 13Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $72,675
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,675
Hire date: 2018-06-04
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 001081

Brenden Gluch is a Legal Assistant I at Justice Administrative Commission within 13Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2018 (about 8 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $72,675.

Starr Jennings

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$72,675

Sub-department: 13Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $72,675
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,675
Hire date: 2018-01-08
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 001000

At Justice Administrative Commission, Starr Jennings serves as a Legal Assistant I within 13Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2018 (about 8 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,675.

Christina Tyrell

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$70,041

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $70,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,041
Hire date: 1998-10-26
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 008817

Christina Tyrell holds the role of Legal Assistant I at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 1998 (about 28 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,041.

Priscilla Nunez

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$68,720

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $68,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,720
Hire date: 1999-11-08
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 009379

At Justice Administrative Commission, Priscilla Nunez serves as a Legal Assistant I within 11Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 1999 (about 27 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,720.

Brenda Burton

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$64,025

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $64,025
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,025
Hire date: 2003-06-02
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 009636

Brenda Burton holds the role of Legal Assistant I at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2003 (about 23 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,025.

Shyokeya Terry

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$63,654

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $63,654
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,654
Hire date: 2003-12-08
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 009937

Shyokeya Terry works as a Legal Assistant I for Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 2003, they have about 23 years of service as a salaried employee. Shyokeya earned $63,654 in 2026.

Brenda Cardenas

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$62,956

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $62,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,956
Hire date: 1997-11-17
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 008808

Brenda Cardenas holds the role of Legal Assistant I at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 1997 (about 29 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $62,956.

Elizabeth Raghunandan

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$62,851

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $62,851
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,851
Hire date: 2004-11-22
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 010465

Elizabeth Raghunandan works as a Legal Assistant I for Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2004 (about 22 years) as a salaried employee. Elizabeth earned $62,851 in 2026.

Katrina Johnson

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$61,090

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $61,090
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,090
Hire date: 2007-02-01
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 012407

Katrina Johnson holds the role of Legal Assistant I at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 2007, they have about 19 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $61,090.

Hanal El-Ratrout

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$59,261

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $59,261
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,261
Hire date: 2010-12-27
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 013168

Hanal El-Ratrout works as a Legal Assistant I for Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 16 years as a salaried employee. Hanal earned $59,261 in 2026.

Talia Monticello

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$58,429

Sub-department: 16Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $58,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,429
Hire date: 2018-03-05
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 003768

At Justice Administrative Commission, Talia Monticello serves as a Legal Assistant I within 16Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2018 (about 8 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,429.

Yamille Garay

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$58,155

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $58,155
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,155
Hire date: 2010-01-04
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 012644

Yamille Garay is a Legal Assistant I at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 16 years, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $58,155.

Joel Mccullen

Legal Assistant I/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$57,000

Sub-department: 16Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $57,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,000
Hire date: 2010-09-07
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5131
Position Number: 006030

Joel Mccullen works as a Legal Assistant I for Justice Administrative Commission within 16Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 16 years as a salaried employee. Joel earned $57,000 in 2026.