Legal Analyst

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

35 people hold the Legal Analyst role across 15 departments in Minnesota, with a median total compensation of $73,797. Among 4 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Minnesota ranks #2 by median pay.

Employees: 35
Median pay: $73,797
Departments: 15
Cross-jurisdiction: #2 of 4

Compared with the local labor market

Legal Analyst pay vs. Minnesota

Across all employers in Minnesota, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 7,400 people — is $75,570. Minnesota pays a median base salary of $78,413 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 59th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Minnesota sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,730

$56,230

$75,570

$83,420

$102,920

Minnesota median · $78,413

The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in Minnesota, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Minnesota’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. Minnesota’s median base salary is 25% above that national figure, about the 73rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,740

$50,340

$62,890

$80,080

$101,500

Minnesota median · $78,413

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 Minnesota range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 30 of 35 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 Minnesota is $73,797, 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 Analyst pay in other jurisdictions

Where Legal Analysts are paid most

City of San Jose

$140,982 · 18

California

$73,009 · 153

Cook County, Illinois

$16,072 · 23

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Analystroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within Minnesota