Wages & salaries for Paralegals and legal assistants in Sumter, SC Wages & salaries for Paralegals and legal assistants in Sumter, SC Paralegals and legal assistants (Occupation [OCC] code: 23-2011) in Sumter, SC (BLS Area code: 44940 ) earned an average wage of $13.88 per hour and an average annual salary of $28,880Sumter, SC80Paralegals and legal assistantsIndustry comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Sumter, SC earned 36% less than average for Paralegals and legal assistants in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Sumter, SC earned 3% less than the average worker in Sumter, SC.

State salary comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Sumter, SC earned 25% less than the average worker in South Carolina.

National salary comparison
Paralegals and legal assistants in Sumter, SC earned 26% less than the average worker in the United States.

Paralegals and legal assistants in Sumter, SCParalegals and legal assistants in Sumter, SC

Mean hourly wage:	$13.88
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$11.79
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$12.51
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$13.50
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$14.70
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$17.03

Paralegals and legal assistants in Sumter, SC

Mean annual salary:	$28,880
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$24,530
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$26,020
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$28,080
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$30,570
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$35,410