SALARY · PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS · NEW YORK

Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in New York

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For paralegals and legal assistants in New York, that middle figure was $68,410 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

$68,410

$33 per hour at the median · That is $5,520 (8.8 percent) above the national median of $62,890 for this occupation.

$76,890Mean annual salary
$37Mean hourly wage
$34,220People employed in this job in New York

Salary range

25th: $57,430Median: $68,41075th: $94,200
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$57,430
Median (50th percentile)$68,410
75th percentile$94,200
Mean$76,890

The middle half of workers earned from $57,430 to $94,200 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

$53,859 a year
$4,488 a month
Federal tax $6,220 · FICA $5,233 · State tax $3,097

New York City resident tax and the Yonkers surcharge 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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