SALARY · PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS · WEST VIRGINIA

Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in West Virginia

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for paralegals and legal assistants in West Virginia and found a median of $59,000 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$59,000

$28 per hour at the median · That is $3,890 (6.2 percent) below the national median of $62,890 for this occupation.

$63,590Mean annual salary

$31Mean hourly wage

$1,660People employed in this job in West Virginia

Salary range

25th: $41,410Median: $59,00075th: $78,360

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$41,410
Median (50th percentile)	$59,000
75th percentile	$78,360
Mean	$63,590

The middle half of workers earned from $41,410 to $78,360 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$49,586 a year

$4,132 a month

Federal tax $4,900 · FICA $4,514

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for West Virginia is not included, because the full 2026 state table for West Virginia has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home 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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