Texas / Office of the Attorney General / Legal Assistant V

Job-title file

Legal Assistant V

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

24 employees hold this title in Office of the Attorney General. Median total compensation for the role is $87,059, above the department median of $68,266.

Employees: 24
Total payroll: $2.1M
Role median: $87,059
Agency median: $68,266
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$79,500$99,696+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 24 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Legal Assistant V pay vs. Texas

Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 29,540 people — is $62,310. Office of the Attorney General pays a median base salary of $69,965 for this role, 12% above that figure — about the 62nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Office of the Attorney General sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$39,190

$47,410

$62,310

$77,740

$98,440

Office of the Attorney General median · $69,965

The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Office of the Attorney General’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. Office of the Attorney General’s median base salary is 11% above that national figure, about the 60th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,740

$50,340

$62,890

$80,080

$101,500

Office of the Attorney General median · $69,965

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 Texas range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 152 of 153 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 Office of the Attorney General is $69,930, 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 Texas

Legal Assistant V is held in 21 Texas departments. In Office of the Attorney General, the median of $87,059 ranks #15 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Ninth Court of Appeals District

$106,634 · 1

Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company

$105,000 · 1

Employees Retirement System

$104,361 · 1

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

$103,519 · 1

State Securities Board

$100,000 · 1

General Land Office

$98,685 · 1

Public Utility Commission of Texas

$97,356 · 1

Comptroller of Public Accounts

$95,000 · 1

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

$93,316 · 1

Department of Public Safety

$92,742 · 2

Texas Ethics Commission

$90,000 · 1

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

$90,000 · 3

Median total compensation for the Legal Assistant V role in other Texasdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Legal Assistant beyond Texas

This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $67,448 ranks #6 of 19. See Legal Assistant across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$165,860 · 132

$128,283 · 63

$125,840 · 19

$87,537 · 7

$81,494 · 16

$66,924 · 61

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$65,621 · 35

Utah

$60,942 · 17

Median total compensation for comparable Legal Assistant 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.

Same department

Other job titles in Office of the Attorney General

Accountant I 12
Accountant II 17
Accountant III 11
Administrative Assistant II 11
Administrative Assistant III 25
Administrative Assistant IV 46
Administrative Assistant V 36
Administrative Assistant VI 15
Assistant Attorney General I 72
Assistant Attorney General II 83
Assistant Attorney General III 108
Assistant Attorney General IV 222
Assistant Attorney General V 193
Assistant Attorney General VI 98
Assistant Attorney General VII 33
Auditor IV 23
Captain, Texas Attorney General's Office 17
Child Support Officer II 451
Child Support Officer III 424
Child Support Officer IV 388
Child Support Officer V 176
Child Support Technician I 74
Child Support Technician II 155
Child Support Technician III 30
Contract Specialist IV 11
Director II 23
Director III 17
Director IV 21
Director V 21
Executive Assistant II 12
Executive Assistant III 13
Investigator III 26
Investigator IV 19
IT Support Specialist III 27
Legal Assistant I 15
Legal Assistant II 26
Legal Assistant III 44
Legal Assistant IV 44
Legal Secretary IV 16
Lieutenant, Texas Attorney General's Office 29
Manager I 15
Manager II 41
Manager III 59
Manager IV 27
Manager V 23
Program Specialist IV 19
Program Specialist V 14
Program Specialist VI 22
Program Supervisor II 51
Program Supervisor III 35
Program Supervisor IV 24
Program Supervisor V 21
Programmer V 14
Project Manager IV 20
Sergeant, Texas Attorney General's Office 164
Systems Administrator III 11
Training and Development Specialist IV 12
Victim Compensation Officer I 20
Victim Support Specialist I 25

Record list

Employees with this title

Page 1

Deborah Woltersdorf

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$100,000

Base pay: $100,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Mar 19, 2001
Monthly Pay: $8,333
State Employee Number: 46017

Deborah Woltersdorf works as a Legal Assistant V for Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Deborah earned $100,000 in 2026.

Tamera Martinez

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$99,340

Base pay: $99,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,340
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Jul 14, 2014
Monthly Pay: $8,278
State Employee Number: 764131

Tamera Martinez works as a Legal Assistant V for Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Tamera earned $99,340 in 2026.

Bonnie Freymuth

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$99,340

Base pay: $99,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,340
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Mar 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $8,278
State Employee Number: 839816

Bonnie Freymuth is a Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $99,340.

Thomas Ray

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$97,944

Base pay: $97,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,944
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Jun 14, 2004
Monthly Pay: $8,162
State Employee Number: 114301

Thomas Ray holds the role of Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $97,944.

Pauline Sisson

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$95,040

Base pay: $95,040
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,040
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Aug 16, 1994
Monthly Pay: $7,920
State Employee Number: 125368

Pauline Sisson works as a Legal Assistant V for Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Pauline earned $95,040 in 2026.

Jessica Yvarra

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$95,000

Base pay: $95,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Nov 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $7,917
State Employee Number: 1176126

Jessica Yvarra works as a Legal Assistant V for Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jessica earned $95,000 in 2026.

David Laurent

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$94,500

Base pay: $94,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,500
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Apr 16, 2013
Monthly Pay: $7,875
State Employee Number: 338889

David Laurent works as a Legal Assistant V for Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. David earned $94,500 in 2026.

Lik Kay Tong

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$92,500

Base pay: $92,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,500
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Dec 30, 2011
Monthly Pay: $7,708
State Employee Number: 24812

At Office of the Attorney General, Lik Kay Tong serves as a Legal Assistant V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,500.

Laura Hendrix

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$91,266

Base pay: $91,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,266
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2017
Monthly Pay: $7,606
State Employee Number: 72124

At Office of the Attorney General, Laura Hendrix serves as a Legal Assistant V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $91,266.

Jennifer Holt

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$91,266

Base pay: $91,266
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,266
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Aug 12, 2013
Monthly Pay: $7,606
State Employee Number: 295127

Jennifer Holt holds the role of Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $91,266.

La Shanda Green

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$89,994

Base pay: $89,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,994
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Dec 14, 2015
Monthly Pay: $7,500
State Employee Number: 39553

La Shanda Green works as a Legal Assistant V for Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. La earned $89,994 in 2026.

Leslie Pena

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$87,556

Base pay: $87,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,556
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2009
Monthly Pay: $7,296
State Employee Number: 1022

Leslie Pena is a Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $87,556.

Evelyn Gomez Alberto

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$86,562

Base pay: $86,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,562
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Mar 23, 2015
Monthly Pay: $7,213
State Employee Number: 784258

Evelyn Gomez Alberto is a Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $86,562.

Sherri Simpson

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2025 total comp

$86,000

Base pay: $86,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Jan 12, 1998
Monthly Pay: $7,167
State Employee Number: 199745

Sherri Simpson is a Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $86,000.

Rosalinda Luna

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2025 total comp

$84,900

Base pay: $84,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,900
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Apr 20, 2009
Monthly Pay: $7,075
State Employee Number: 98469

Rosalinda Luna is a Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,900.

Mary Toupin

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$84,032

Base pay: $84,032
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,032
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Jan 6, 1997
Monthly Pay: $7,003
State Employee Number: 74934

Mary Toupin works as a Legal Assistant V for Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Mary earned $84,032 in 2026.

Abigail Coria

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$83,270

Base pay: $83,270
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,270
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Jun 1, 2007
Monthly Pay: $6,939
State Employee Number: 23738

At Office of the Attorney General, Abigail Coria serves as a Legal Assistant V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,270.

Nicole Harris

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$83,270

Base pay: $83,270
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,270
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2016
Monthly Pay: $6,939
State Employee Number: 168589

Nicole Harris holds the role of Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $83,270.

Shelly Farris

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$82,680

Base pay: $82,680
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,680
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Sep 1, 2025
Monthly Pay: $6,890
State Employee Number: 1802391

Shelly Farris holds the role of Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,680.

Holly Salinas

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$82,133

Base pay: $82,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,133
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Aug 16, 2004
Monthly Pay: $6,844
State Employee Number: 102179

Holly Salinas holds the role of Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,133.

Amaireny Rodriguez

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$81,850

Base pay: $81,850
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,850
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Jun 18, 2018
Monthly Pay: $6,821
State Employee Number: 1127284

Amaireny Rodriguez holds the role of Legal Assistant V at Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,850.

Jennifer Kimball

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$80,965

Base pay: $80,965
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,965
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Jul 1, 2000
Monthly Pay: $6,747
State Employee Number: 24506

Jennifer Kimball works as a Legal Assistant V for Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jennifer earned $80,965 in 2026.

Deborah Williams

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$79,818

Base pay: $79,818
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,818
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2021
Monthly Pay: $6,652
State Employee Number: 73993

Deborah Williams works as a Legal Assistant V for Office of the Attorney General. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Deborah earned $79,818 in 2026.

Lynette Karch-Schroder

Legal Assistant V/Office of the Attorney General

2026 total comp

$79,500

Base pay: $79,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,500
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 3580
Hire Date: Apr 17, 2017
Monthly Pay: $6,625
State Employee Number: 1060717

At Office of the Attorney General, Lynette Karch-Schroder serves as a Legal Assistant V. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $79,500.