Georgia / University of North Georgia / Paralegal
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Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
1 employee holds this title in University of North Georgia. Median total compensation for the role is $79,505, above the department median of $32,586.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 14,160 people — is $62,400. University of North Georgia pays a median base salary of $79,505 for this role, 27% above that figure — about the 73rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 University of North Georgia’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. University of North Georgia’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, about the 74th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 University of North Georgia is $79,505, 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
Paralegal is held in 8 Georgia departments. In University of North Georgia, the median of $79,505 ranks #1 of 8.
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
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $49,967 ranks #17 of 25. See Paralegal across all of Georgia →
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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Paralegal/University of North Georgia
Tamera Bardenwerper is a Paralegal at University of North Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $79,505.