Wages & salaries for Paralegals and legal assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OK Wages & salaries for Paralegals and legal assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OK Paralegals and legal assistants (Occupation [OCC] code: 23-2011) in Fort Smith, AR-OK (BLS Area code: 22900 ) earned an average wage of $15.98 per hour and an average annual salary of $33,240Fort Smith, AR-OK90Paralegals and legal assistantsIndustry comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 27% less than average for Paralegals and legal assistants in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 11% more than the average worker in Fort Smith, AR-OK.

State salary comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 24% less than the average worker in Arkansas.

National salary comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OK earned 15% less than the average worker in the United States.

Paralegals and legal assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OKParalegals and legal assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Mean hourly wage:	$15.98
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$11.75
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$12.60
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$13.80
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$17.97
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$21.86

Paralegals and legal assistants in Fort Smith, AR-OK

Mean annual salary:	$33,240
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$24,430
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$26,220
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$28,700
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$37,370
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$45,480