SALARY · PARALEGALS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS · WISCONSIN

Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Wisconsin

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Wisconsin, paralegals and legal assistants sat at a median of $58,500 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$58,500

$28 per hour at the median · That is $4,390 (7.0 percent) below the national median of $62,890 for this occupation.

$61,270Mean annual salary
$29Mean hourly wage
$4,780People employed in this job in Wisconsin

Salary range

25th: $47,690Median: $58,50075th: $71,130
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$47,690
Median (50th percentile)$58,500
75th percentile$71,130
Mean$61,270

The middle half of workers earned from $47,690 to $71,130 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

$47,189 a year
$3,932 a month
Federal tax $4,840 · FICA $4,475 · State tax $1,996
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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