SALARY · PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS · TEXAS

Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Texas

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for paralegals and legal assistants in Texas, where the median was $62,310 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$62,310

$30 per hour at the median · That is $580 (0.9 percent) below the national median of $62,890 for this occupation.

$65,480Mean annual salary
$31Mean hourly wage
$29,540People employed in this job in Texas

Salary range

25th: $47,410Median: $62,31075th: $77,740
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$47,410
Median (50th percentile)$62,310
75th percentile$77,740
Mean$65,480

The middle half of workers earned from $47,410 to $77,740 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$52,246 a year
$4,354 a month
Federal tax $5,297 · FICA $4,767 · State tax $0
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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