Wages & salaries for Paralegals and legal assistants in Columbus, GA-AL Wages & salaries for Paralegals and legal assistants in Columbus, GA-AL Paralegals and legal assistants (Occupation [OCC] code: 23-2011) in Columbus, GA-AL (BLS Area code: 17980 ) earned an average wage of $20.03 per hour and an average annual salary of $41,660Columbus, GA-AL130Paralegals and legal assistantsIndustry comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Columbus, GA-AL earned 8% less than average for Paralegals and legal assistants in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Columbus, GA-AL earned 31% more than the average worker in Columbus, GA-AL.

State salary comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Columbus, GA-AL earned 5% less than the average worker in Georgia.

National salary comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Columbus, GA-AL earned 6% more than the average worker in the United States.

Paralegals and legal assistants in Columbus, GA-ALParalegals and legal assistants in Columbus, GA-AL

Mean hourly wage:	$20.03
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$10.25
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$12.67
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$15.87
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$26.68
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$37.95

Paralegals and legal assistants in Columbus, GA-AL

Mean annual salary:	$41,660
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$21,330
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$26,360
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$33,000
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$55,500
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$78,940