Compared with the local labor market
Legal Assistant (Paralegal) III pay vs. Utah
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants — about 3,250 people — is $63,220. Career Service Review Office pays a median base salary of $48,797 for this role, 23% below that figure — about the 25th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Career Service Review Office sits in the local pay range
$43,930
$48,790
$63,220
$80,160
$100,510
Career Service Review Office median · $48,797
The bar is the range of annual wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Career Service Review Office’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. Career Service Review Office’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 21st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$44,740
$50,340
$62,890
$80,080
$101,500
Career Service Review Office median · $48,797
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 Utah range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Career Service Review Office is $86,064, 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 Utah
Legal Assistant (Paralegal) III is held in 2 Utah departments. In Career Service Review Office, the median of $86,064 ranks #2 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Legal Assistant (Paralegal) III role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Legal Assistant beyond Utah
This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $60,942 ranks #9 of 19. See Legal Assistant across all of Utah →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Legal Assistantroles 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.