SALARY · PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS · MISSOURI

Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Missouri

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For paralegals and legal assistants in Missouri, that middle figure was $61,410 a year. It gives you a steadier base for rent, bills and savings plans than a headline salary that only a small share of workers actually reach.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$61,410

$30 per hour at the median · That is $1,480 (2.4 percent) below the national median of $62,890 for this occupation.

$64,380Mean annual salary
$31Mean hourly wage
$7,130People employed in this job in Missouri

Salary range

25th: $47,520Median: $61,41075th: $75,980
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$47,520
Median (50th percentile)$61,410
75th percentile$75,980
Mean$64,380

The middle half of workers earned from $47,520 to $75,980 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$49,611 a year
$4,134 a month
Federal tax $5,189 · FICA $4,698 · State tax $1,912

Caveat: the annual 2026 MO-1040 instruction booklet was not retrieved. Brackets and standard deduction are in the official 2026 withholding formula, and the federal tax deduction schedule is in statute RSMo 143.171.

Kansas City and St. Louis 1 percent earnings taxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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