Texas Wages 23-2011.00 - Paralegals and Legal Assistants

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $62,310.
  • 10% of workers earn $39,190 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $98,440 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $62,890.
  • 10% of workers earn $44,740 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $101,500 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$44,740$50,340$62,890$80,080$101,500
Texas$39,190$47,410$62,310$77,740$98,440
Abilene, TX$34,530$44,570$58,700$63,560$76,690
Amarillo, TX$34,950$46,000$59,740$70,940$84,580
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,200$46,800$64,140$79,100$100,460
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$35,640$41,200$48,890$63,070$81,330
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,490$48,130$59,000$66,460$91,170
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,910$38,960$45,480$58,560$78,850
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,800$46,390$58,660$60,220$75,920
College Station-Bryan, TX$36,500$46,240$57,510$63,260$80,630
Corpus Christi, TX$38,110$43,620$51,290$63,530$81,720
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$38,730$48,760$63,220$80,700$100,920
Eagle Pass, TX$35,040$41,190$46,030$57,320$65,110
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,390$47,820$59,200$74,290$82,640
El Paso, TX$36,900$42,950$55,830$63,560$83,780
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,390$47,590$53,630$61,400$75,250
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$42,160$49,840$62,730$80,230$101,370
Killeen-Temple, TX$39,330$48,220$58,970$65,170$78,100
Laredo, TX$34,210$42,030$47,060$62,550$95,120
Longview, TX$34,590$43,680$47,990$61,130$76,620
Lubbock, TX$29,690$35,690$45,780$60,320$75,150
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$30,820$37,220$47,330$59,770$74,120
Midland, TX$37,020$48,350$64,500$82,260$102,940
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$38,980$47,990$57,550$63,120$75,790
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,800$47,530$58,620$74,340$96,990
Odessa, TX$39,970$47,110$59,890$64,340$79,840
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,810$44,220$53,300$67,650$87,530
Sherman-Denison, TX$30,590$38,350$48,110$66,230$79,100
Texarkana, TX-AR$34,490$40,560$52,590$63,730$80,750
Tyler, TX$34,320$43,820$57,320$60,880$76,990
Waco, TX$39,600$47,250$58,620$62,410$76,400
Wichita Falls, TX$36,030$38,870$47,360$60,870$65,660

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $29.96 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.84 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $47.33 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $30.24 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $21.51 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $48.80 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$21.51$24.20$30.24$38.50$48.80
Texas$18.84$22.79$29.96$37.38$47.33
Abilene, TX$16.60$21.43$28.22$30.56$36.87
Amarillo, TX$16.80$22.11$28.72$34.11$40.67
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$21.25$22.50$30.84$38.03$48.30
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$17.13$19.81$23.51$30.32$39.10
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$19.47$23.14$28.37$31.95$43.83
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$13.90$18.73$21.87$28.15$37.91
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.73$22.30$28.20$28.95$36.50
College Station-Bryan, TX$17.55$22.23$27.65$30.42$38.77
Corpus Christi, TX$18.32$20.97$24.66$30.54$39.29
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$18.62$23.44$30.40$38.80$48.52
Eagle Pass, TX$16.85$19.81$22.13$27.56$31.31
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$19.42$22.99$28.46$35.72$39.73
El Paso, TX$17.74$20.65$26.84$30.56$40.28
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$19.42$22.88$25.78$29.52$36.18
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$20.27$23.96$30.16$38.57$48.74
Killeen-Temple, TX$18.91$23.18$28.35$31.33$37.55
Laredo, TX$16.45$20.21$22.62$30.07$45.73
Longview, TX$16.63$21.00$23.07$29.39$36.84
Lubbock, TX$14.28$17.16$22.01$29.00$36.13
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$14.82$17.89$22.76$28.74$35.64
Midland, TX$17.80$23.25$31.01$39.55$49.49
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.74$23.07$27.67$30.35$36.44
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.73$22.85$28.18$35.74$46.63
Odessa, TX$19.22$22.65$28.79$30.93$38.39
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$19.14$21.26$25.63$32.53$42.08
Sherman-Denison, TX$14.71$18.44$23.13$31.84$38.03
Texarkana, TX-AR$16.58$19.50$25.29$30.64$38.82
Tyler, TX$16.50$21.07$27.56$29.27$37.02
Waco, TX$19.04$22.71$28.18$30.01$36.73
Wichita Falls, TX$17.32$18.69$22.77$29.27$31.57