Compared with the local labor market
Paralegal pay vs. Florida
Across all employers in Florida, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 40,950 people — is $61,000. State Courts System pays a median base salary of $63,918 for this role, 5% above that figure — about the 55th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where State Courts System sits in the local pay range
$38,830
$48,230
$61,000
$75,780
$83,410
State Courts System median · $63,918
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 State Courts System’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. State Courts System’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 51st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$44,740
$50,340
$62,890
$80,080
$101,500
State Courts System median · $63,918
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 State Courts System is $63,918, 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 is held in 2 Florida departments. In State Courts System, the median of $63,918 ranks #1 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Paralegal role in other Floridadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Paralegal beyond Florida
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In Florida, the median of $52,720 ranks #15 of 25. See Paralegal across all of Florida →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Paralegal roles 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.