Legal Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 23-2099

Legal Support Workers, All Other

The published band from $43,800 to $179,960 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Lawyers.

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Same-major-group titles next to Legal Support Workers, All Other: Lawyers ($160K) , Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers ($59K) , Paralegals and Legal Assistants ($63K) , Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators ($76K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Legal Support Workers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Kansas $88,210
  2. 2. Alaska $85,000
  3. 3. New Jersey $88,210
  4. 4. District of Columbia $88,480
  5. 5. Virginia $179,960
  6. 6. Minnesota $86,940
  7. 7. Delaware $81,170
  8. 8. California $85,830
  9. 9. New Hampshire $82,890
  10. 10. Washington $85,630

Other Legal Occupations careers next to Legal Support Workers, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Paralegals and Legal Assistants $62,890
  2. 2. Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators $75,530
  3. 3. Lawyers $159,670
  4. 4. Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $58,650
  5. 5. Judicial Law Clerks $64,920
  6. 6. Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $117,860
  7. 7. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $153,990
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$43,800 to $179,960
median $72,110 · ~4.1× spread
$72K
National median
↓ -1%
Growth 2024-2034
4,700
Annual openings
46,760
Estimated US jobs
Lawyers
Highest-pay peer · $160K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Associate's degree

The OEWS band for Legal Support Workers, All Other runs from $43,800 (10th) to $179,960 (90th), about 4.1× wide, with median $72,110. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect -1% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 4,700 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Associate's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Kansas at $88,210. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Lawyers at $159,670. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Legal Support Workers, All Other pay-rank #5 in Legal Occupations

Legal Support Workers, All Other sits at pay-rank #5 of 8 detailed Legal Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Legal Support Workers, All Other is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Legal Support Workers, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 23-2099

Kansas · top state for Legal Support Workers, All Other

$88K published median

Alaska · #2 state pay

$85K · behind Kansas

Lawyers

Highest-pay peer vs Legal Support Workers, All Other · $160K

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Lower-pay peer beside Legal Support Workers, All Other · $59K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Legal Support Workers, All Other mid-table among Legal Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #5 of 8 detailed Legal Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators ($76K), Judicial Law Clerks ($65K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
How wide is the published pay band for Legal Support Workers, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $43,800 and the 90th at $179,960 for Legal Support Workers, All Other (4.1× spread). The national median is $72,110. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Legal Support Workers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Legal Support Workers, All Other is -1%. Projected annual openings: about 4,700. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Legal Support Workers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns Associate's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Legal Support Workers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Legal Support Workers, All Other? ▼
Kansas ($88,210), Alaska ($85,000), New Jersey ($88,210) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

Disclaimer: Wage and outlook figures on this page are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute career, financial, or salary-negotiation advice. Actual pay varies by employer, experience, and local conditions; consult a career counselor or the hiring employer for guidance specific to your situation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Legal Support Workers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 23-2099. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Legal Support Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics