Florida / Justice Administrative Commission / Paralegal Specialist III

Job-title file

Paralegal Specialist III

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

80 employees hold this title in Justice Administrative Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $63,102, below the department median of $69,168.

Employees: 80
Total payroll: $4.8M
Role median: $63,102
Agency median: $69,168
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$33,264$88,739+

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

How total compensation varies among the 80 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 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 $54,030 for this role, 11% below that figure — about the 36th 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 · $54,030

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 14% below that national figure, about the 32nd 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 · $54,030

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 186 of 189 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 $53,322, 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 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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Manuela Gutierrez

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$66,416

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $66,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,416
Hire date: 2010-08-17
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 007104

Manuela Gutierrez works as a Paralegal Specialist III for Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 2010, about 16 years as a salaried employee. Manuela earned $66,416 in 2026.

Jeanella Goode

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$66,291

Sub-department: 17Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $66,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,291
Hire date: 1996-10-07
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 004418

Jeanella Goode holds the role of Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 17Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 1996 (about 30 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $66,291.

Petula Diliddo

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$66,284

Sub-department: 17Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $66,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,284
Hire date: 1995-04-17
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 008293

Petula Diliddo is a Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 17Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 31 years, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $66,284.

Elaine Carbonell

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$66,265

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $66,265
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,265
Hire date: 2010-08-09
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 009065

Elaine Carbonell is a Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2010 (about 16 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $66,265.

Caridad Castro

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$66,117

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $66,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,117
Hire date: 2001-05-29
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 002273

Caridad Castro works as a Paralegal Specialist III for Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 2001, they have about 25 years of service as a salaried employee. Caridad earned $66,117 in 2026.

Misty Williams-Bernabe

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$65,324

Sub-department: 17Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $65,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,324
Hire date: 2015-09-01
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 000118

Misty Williams-Bernabe holds the role of Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 17Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 2015, they have about 11 years of service as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,324.

Dawn Berlinguette

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$65,307

Sub-department: 9Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $65,307
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,307
Hire date: 2000-11-20
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 011470

Dawn Berlinguette is a Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 9Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 26 years, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $65,307.

Dadria Payne

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$65,239

Sub-department: 9Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $65,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,239
Hire date: 2001-09-17
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 000510

Dadria Payne works as a Paralegal Specialist III for Justice Administrative Commission within 9Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 25 years as a salaried employee. Dadria earned $65,239 in 2026.

Frances Blair

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$65,229

Sub-department: 9Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $65,229
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,229
Hire date: 2006-02-13
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 015335

Frances Blair works as a Paralegal Specialist III for Justice Administrative Commission within 9Th Judicial Circuit. Hired in 2006, they have about 20 years of service as a salaried employee. Frances earned $65,229 in 2026.

Mercedes Pacheco

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$65,130

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $65,130
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,130
Hire date: 2004-06-14
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 011781

Mercedes Pacheco holds the role of Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2004 (about 22 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $65,130.

Lea Sierra

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$64,884

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $64,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,884
Hire date: 2000-11-30
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 004950

Lea Sierra works as a Paralegal Specialist III for Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 26 years as a salaried employee. Lea earned $64,884 in 2026.

Gina Calta

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$64,742

Sub-department: 6Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $64,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,742
Hire date: 2022-08-11
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 001811

Gina Calta is a Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 6Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2022 (about 4 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $64,742.

Anthony Cunarro

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$64,554

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $64,554
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,554
Hire date: 1999-01-04
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 006356

Anthony Cunarro is a Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 1999, about 27 years, working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $64,554.

Stephen Cantin

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$64,284

Sub-department: 17Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $64,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,284
Hire date: 1992-01-07
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 008290

Stephen Cantin works as a Paralegal Specialist III for Justice Administrative Commission within 17Th Judicial Circuit. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 34 years as a salaried employee. Stephen earned $64,284 in 2026.

Ingrid Clark

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$64,185

Sub-department: 11Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $64,185
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,185
Hire date: 2001-05-29
Employment type: Salaried

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 014516

Ingrid Clark is a Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 11Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2001 (about 25 years), working salaried. 2026 total compensation came to $64,185.

Jamie Mcknight

Paralegal Specialist III/Justice Administrative Commission

2026 total comp

$63,852

Sub-department: 9Th Judicial Circuit
Base pay: $63,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,852
Hire date: 2007-06-25
Employment type: Salaried
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 6163
Position Number: 000591

Jamie Mcknight holds the role of Paralegal Specialist III at Justice Administrative Commission within 9Th Judicial Circuit. They have served since 2007 (about 19 years) as a salaried employee. In 2026, their total compensation was $63,852.