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Paralegal Salaries

Paralegal salaries differ depending on a lot of variables including education, training, experience, geographical location, and the type and size of your employer. If you are a freelance paralegal, then it is even more difficult to ascertain what the average salary is for your area because there are very few surveys done to gather wage information about independent or freelance paralegals.

To find a more specific estimate of the paralegal salaries in your area, you should consider using PayScale.com or Salary.com. Both of these websites offer a more current and potentially more accurate idea of what a paralegal can make in your area.

PayScale

PayScale will give you an estimate of what your paralegal salary will be. The survey is completely anonymous and even gives you approximations of the bonuses, benefits, and vacation time being paid by firms in the area where you are searching.

For example, using PayScale, when searching for a paralegal position in litigation law in San Francisco with only two years of experience, the highest 10% of paralegals make around $90K, including salary, bonuses, and overtime pay. This number does not reflect what Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed, perhaps because San Francisco is one of the most populated and expensive cities in the U.S., or perhaps because PayScale offers a more up-to-date estimate of paralegal salaries.

Source: http://www.paralegalcareerpath.com/paralegal-salaries.htmlhttp://PayScale.com

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 8:59 pm and is filed under Paralegal Salaries.