Georgia / Georgia Institute of Technology / Paralegal

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Paralegal

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

6 employees hold this title in Georgia Institute of Technology. Median total compensation for the role is $65,988, above the department median of $29,795.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $378.9K
Role median: $65,988
Agency median: $29,795
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Paralegal pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 14,160 people — is $62,400. Georgia Institute of Technology pays a median base salary of $65,988 for this role, 6% above that figure — about the 55th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Georgia Institute of Technology sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$39,530

$48,940

$62,400

$81,120

$101,210

Georgia Institute of Technology median · $65,988

The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Georgia Institute of Technology’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. Georgia Institute of Technology’s median base salary is 5% above that national figure, about the 55th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,740

$50,340

$62,890

$80,080

$101,500

Georgia Institute of Technology median · $65,988

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 Georgia range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Georgia Institute of Technology is $65,988, 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 Georgia

Paralegal is held in 8 Georgia departments. In Georgia Institute of Technology, the median of $65,988 ranks #3 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

University of North Georgia

$79,505 · 1

Georgia Gwinnett College

$67,550 · 1

Georgia Southern University

$58,325 · 1

Georgia Military College

$52,401 · 5

Columbus State University

$49,298 · 1

University of Georgia

$44,870 · 4

Kennesaw State University

$21,816 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

Paralegal beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $49,967 ranks #17 of 25. See Paralegal across all of Georgia →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$142,972 · 240

$139,473 · 60

$99,348 · 11

$90,144 · 40

$70,099 · 8

$64,921 · 26

$62,050 · 73

Johnson County, Kansas

$60,924 · 15

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.

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