SOC 23-2011 · Area 10180 · May 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Abilene, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,530 | $16.60 |
| 25th percentile | $44,570 | $21.43 |
| Median | $58,700 | $28.22 |
| 75th percentile | $63,560 | $30.56 |
| 90th percentile | $76,690 | $36.87 |
| Average | $56,430 | $27.13 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 80. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $44,570 to $63,560 in 2025, a span of $18,990.
The area median is $3,610 (5.8%) below Texas's $62,310 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 29 other published areas
- This area's median is $13,220 (29.1%) above the $45,480 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $12,920 (28.2%) above the $45,780 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $12,670 (27.5%) above the $46,030 median in Eagle Pass, TX.
- This area's median is $11,640 (24.7%) above the $47,060 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $11,370 (24.0%) above the $47,330 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $11,340 (23.9%) above the $47,360 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $10,710 (22.3%) above the $47,990 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $10,590 (22.0%) above the $48,110 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $9,810 (20.1%) above the $48,890 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $7,410 (14.4%) above the $51,290 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $6,110 (11.6%) above the $52,590 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $5,400 (10.1%) above the $53,300 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $5,070 (9.5%) above the $53,630 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,870 (5.1%) above the $55,830 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $1,380 (2.4%) above the $57,320 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $1,190 (2.1%) above the $57,510 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $1,150 (2.0%) above the $57,550 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $80 (0.1%) above the $58,620 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $80 (0.1%) above the $58,620 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $40 (0.1%) above the $58,660 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $270 (0.5%) below the $58,970 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $300 (0.5%) below the $59,000 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $500 (0.8%) below the $59,200 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,040 (1.7%) below the $59,740 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,190 (2.0%) below the $59,890 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $4,030 (6.4%) below the $62,730 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $4,520 (7.1%) below the $63,220 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $5,440 (8.5%) below the $64,140 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $5,800 (9.0%) below the $64,500 median in Midland, TX.
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Which counties share this estimate?
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