Barbara Hickson
Paralegal/The Citadel
2026 total comp
$62,818
- Base pay
- $62,818
- Overtime
- $0
- Other pay
- $0
- Benefits
- $0
- Total compensation
- $62,818
At The Citadel, Barbara Hickson serves as a Paralegal. Their 2026 pay totaled $62,818.
South Carolina / The Citadel / Paralegal
Job-title file
Paralegal
Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.
1 employees hold this title in The Citadel. Median total compensation for the role is $62,818, below the department median of $77,318.
- Employees
- 1
- Total payroll
- $62.8K
- Role median
- $62,818
- Agency median
- $77,318
- Comparison
- Below
Compared with the local labor market
Paralegal pay vs. South Carolina
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 7,420 people — is $53,880. The Citadel pays a median base salary of $62,818 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 76th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where The Citadel sits in the local pay range
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$38,020
$46,630
$53,880
$61,620
$75,640
The Citadel median · $62,818
The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows The Citadel’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. The Citadel’s median base salary is in line withthat national figure, about the 50th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$44,740
$50,340
$62,890
$80,080
$101,500
The Citadel median · $62,818
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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at The Citadel is $62,818, 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 South Carolina
Paralegal is held in 14 South Carolina departments. In The Citadel, the median of $62,818 ranks #1 of 14.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Paralegal role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Paralegal beyond South Carolina
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $54,000 ranks #13 of 25. See Paralegal across all of South Carolina →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Paralegalroles 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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