Florida / Justice Administrative Commission / Legal Assistant III

Job-title file

Legal Assistant III

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

310 employees hold this title in Justice Administrative Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $49,159, below the department median of $69,168.

Employees: 310
Total payroll: $15.6M
Role median: $49,159
Agency median: $69,168
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$33,136$72,713+

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

How total compensation varies among the 310 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 III 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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Yolanda Olivo

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$82,355

Sub-department: 13Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $82,355
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,355
Hire date: 1993-08-30
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 008882

Yolanda Olivo works as a Legal Assistant III for Justice Administrative Commission within 13Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 1993, they have about 33 years of service as a salaried employee. Yolanda earned $82,355 in 2026.

Ana Lang

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$79,291

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $79,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,291
Hire date: 1991-07-22
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 013172

At Justice Administrative Commission, Ana Lang serves as a Legal Assistant III within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 1991, about 35 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $79,291.

Cassandra Jiles

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$77,664

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $77,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,664
Hire date: 1985-01-01
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 004474

At Justice Administrative Commission, Cassandra Jiles serves as a Legal Assistant III within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 1985, about 41 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,664.

Arleen Moreno

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$77,092

Sub-department: 9Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $77,092
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,092
Hire date: 1990-07-05
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6153
Position Number: 006290

At Justice Administrative Commission, Arleen Moreno serves as a Legal Assistant III within 9Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 1990 (about 36 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,092.

Mona Boyer

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$76,008

Sub-department: 13Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $76,008
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,008
Hire date: 2011-03-01
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 015142

Mona Boyer holds the role of Legal Assistant III at Justice Administrative Commission within 13Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 2011, they have about 15 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $76,008.

Arndreal Jackson

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$75,392

Sub-department: 12Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $75,392
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,392
Hire date: 1986-10-13
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 003499

Arndreal Jackson works as a Legal Assistant III for Justice Administrative Commission within 12Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 1986, they have about 40 years of service as a salaried employee. Arndreal earned $75,392 in 2026.

Michelle Decamp

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$72,718

Sub-department: 15Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $72,718
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,718
Hire date: 2000-01-03
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 007540

Michelle Decamp works as a Legal Assistant III for Justice Administrative Commission within 15Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2000 (about 26 years) as a salaried employee. Michelle earned $72,718 in 2026.

Marleine Eristhenes

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$72,687

Sub-department: 15Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $72,687
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,687
Hire date: 2006-08-01
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 006716

At Justice Administrative Commission, Marleine Eristhenes serves as a Legal Assistant III within 15Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 20 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,687.

Cynthia Mongiovi

Legal Assistant III/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: 2017-09-13
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 001533

At Justice Administrative Commission, Cynthia Mongiovi serves as a Legal Assistant III within 13Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2017 (about 9 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,675.

Amanda Lefler

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$72,502

Sub-department: Public Defender Appellate
Base pay: $72,502
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,502
Hire date: 2001-10-15
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 078867

At Justice Administrative Commission, Amanda Lefler serves as a Legal Assistant III within Public Defender Appellate. They have served since 2001 (about 25 years), working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $72,502.

Marisol Roman

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$72,406

Sub-department: 15Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $72,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,406
Hire date: 1990-05-01
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 006711

Marisol Roman works as a Legal Assistant III for Justice Administrative Commission within 15Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 36 years as a salaried employee. Marisol earned $72,406 in 2026.

Tangerine Foraker

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$71,072

Sub-department: 15Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $71,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,072
Hire date: 2001-07-23
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 009130

Tangerine Foraker works as a Legal Assistant III for Justice Administrative Commission within 15Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 2001, they have about 25 years of service as a salaried employee. Tangerine earned $71,072 in 2026.

John Harrington

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$71,009

Sub-department: Public Defender Appellate
Base pay: $71,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,009
Hire date: 1999-01-11
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 070110

John Harrington is a Legal Assistant III at Justice Administrative Commission within Public Defender Appellate. Hired in 1999, they have about 27 years of service, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $71,009.

Viviene Barrett

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$70,845

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $70,845
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,845
Hire date: 1993-12-06
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6710
Position Number: 007827

At Justice Administrative Commission, Viviene Barrett serves as a Legal Assistant III within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 1993, about 33 years, working salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,845.

Odalis Aristizabal

Legal Assistant III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$70,754

Sub-department: 17Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $70,754
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,754
Hire date: 2006-12-04
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 5133
Position Number: 012239

Odalis Aristizabal works as a Legal Assistant III for Justice Administrative Commission within 17Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 2006, they have about 20 years of service as a salaried employee. Odalis earned $70,754 in 2026.