23 Series · SOC 23-2099

Legal Support Workers, All Other Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$72,110
Median / year
+4.9%
2024→2025
$179,960
Top 10% earn
-1.2%
Growth '24–'34
46,760
Estimated US jobs

Legal Support Workers, All Other earn a median of $72,110 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $72,110, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $43,800 (10th percentile) to $179,960 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 46,760 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Virginia ($179,960).

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The pay verdict

Legal Support Workers, All Other earn a median of $72,110, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 63% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Legal, it ranks #5 of 8 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 1.2% by 2034.

$72,110
Median annual wage
Top 37%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#5 of 8
in Legal
4.1×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Virginia at $179,960. Typical entry-level education: Associate's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Legal Support Workers, All Other moved from $58,400 in May 2019 to $72,110 in May 2025 (+23.5%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Legal Support Workers, All Other sits -1.0 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Legal Support Workers, All Other (SOC 23-2099) has a national median of $72,110 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $43,800 to $179,960, and the published mean is $89,660. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 46,760 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 46 state or territory areas and 166 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $68,760 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $72,110 in May 2025, a rise of $3,350 (+4.9%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 4,700 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Associate's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Legal Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Virginia pays the highest state median at $179,960, which is +150% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV at $169,690. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 46,760 jobs Median $72,110/yr

Median Salary

$72,110

per year

Median Hourly

$34.67/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$89,660

average

Employment

46,760

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Legal Support Workers, All Other pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$72,110 Top 37% higher than 63% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 (this entry) 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$72,110 · 63rd percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 23-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Legal Support Workers, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 8 23-series occupations with growth data, Legal Support Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at -1.2% growth and $72,110 median pay. Scatter plot of 8 data points. $50000$100000$150000$200000 -2%0%2%4%6% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Lawyers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.1% · Median annual wage: $159670LawyersParalegals and Legal… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.2% · Median annual wage: $62890Paralegals and Legal…Title Examiners, Abs… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2% · Median annual wage: $58650Title Examiners, Abs…Legal Support Worker… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.2% · Median annual wage: $72110Legal Support Worker…Judges, Magistrate J… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.5% · Median annual wage: $153990Judges, Magistrate J…Administrative Law J… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -0.7% · Median annual wage: $117860Administrative Law J…Judicial Law Clerks - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.5% · Median annual wage: $64920Judicial Law ClerksArbitrators, Mediato… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $75530Arbitrators, Mediato…
Among 8 23-series occupations with growth data, Legal Support Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at -1.2% growth and $72,110 median pay.
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  • Lawyers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $159670
  • Paralegals and Legal…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.2%, Median annual wage $62890
  • Title Examiners, Abs…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2%, Median annual wage $58650
  • Legal Support Worker…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.2%, Median annual wage $72110
  • Judges, Magistrate J…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $153990
  • Administrative Law J…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $117860
  • Judicial Law Clerks: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $64920
  • Arbitrators, Mediato…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $75530

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

-1.2%

Declining

Annual Openings

4,700

per year (projected)

Employment Change

-600

51,300 (2024) → 50,700 (2034)

Typical Education

Associate's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Legal Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

0.2/100K

Injury Rate

0.2/100

Danger Index

0.9/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$43,800
25th$54,940
Median$72,110
75th$109,360
90th$179,960

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$21.06
25th$26.41
Median$34.67
75th$52.58
90th$86.52

Legal Support Workers, All Other pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$50,000$55,000$60,000$65,000$70,000$75,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $53,920National median - 2016: $54,650National median - 2017: $56,120National median - 2018: $58,930National median - 2019: $58,400National median - 2020: $59,540National median - 2021: $59,790National median - 2022: $62,340National median - 2023: $67,700National median - 2024: $68,760National median - 2025: $72,110$72,110
National median annual wage for Legal Support Workers, All Other, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $53,920
2016 $54,650
2017 $56,120
2018 $58,930
2019 $58,400
2020 $59,540
2021 $59,790
2022 $62,340
2023 $67,700
2024 $68,760
2025 $72,110

2015 median

$53,920

2025 median

$72,110

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$13,710 (+23.5%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+3.6%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Legal Support Workers, All Other by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $53,920 First banked release 45,570
May 2016 $54,650 +1.4% 44,960
May 2017 $56,120 +2.7% 44,440
May 2018 $58,930 +5.0% 43,150
May 2019 $58,400 Classification break 45,080
May 2020 $59,540 +2.0% 45,310
May 2021 $59,790 +0.4% 46,090
May 2022 $62,340 +4.3% 46,480
May 2023 $67,700 +8.6% 43,760
May 2024 $68,760 +1.6% 47,380
May 2025 $72,110 +4.9% 46,760

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $53,920 in May 2015 to $72,110 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.6% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 45,080 in May 2019 to 46,760 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Virginia $179,960 +150% above national
2 District of Columbia $88,480 +23% above national
3 Kansas $88,210 +22% above national
4 New Jersey $88,210 +22% above national
5 Minnesota $86,940 +21% above national
6 California $85,830 +19% above national
7 Washington $85,630 +19% above national
8 Alaska $85,000 +18% above national
9 New Hampshire $82,890 +15% above national
10 Delaware $81,170 +13% above national
11 Rhode Island $79,350 +10% above national
12 Massachusetts $77,830 +8% above national
13 Puerto Rico $77,680 +8% above national
14 New York $76,520 +6% above national
15 Pennsylvania $75,190 +4% above national
16 Maine $72,110 same as national
17 Missouri $69,350 4% below national
18 Nebraska $69,010 4% below national
19 Kentucky $68,220 5% below national
20 Ohio $67,230 7% below national
21 Colorado $66,660 8% below national
22 Michigan $66,280 8% below national
23 Vermont $66,100 8% below national
24 Idaho $64,480 11% below national
25 Utah $64,380 11% below national
26 Illinois $63,250 12% below national
27 North Carolina $63,170 12% below national
28 Arizona $63,160 12% below national
29 Texas $63,140 12% below national
30 Wisconsin $63,130 12% below national
31 Hawaii $62,530 13% below national
32 Oregon $60,860 16% below national
33 Nevada $60,820 16% below national
34 Georgia $60,620 16% below national
35 Tennessee $58,610 19% below national
36 New Mexico $57,780 20% below national
37 Indiana $56,990 21% below national
38 Florida $56,880 21% below national
39 Mississippi $55,930 22% below national
40 West Virginia $55,890 22% below national
41 Montana $55,850 23% below national
42 Oklahoma $55,330 23% below national
43 North Dakota $53,980 25% below national
44 Louisiana $51,230 29% below national
45 Arkansas $44,670 38% below national
46 Iowa $44,470 38% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $169,690 +135% above national
2 Charlottesville, VA $139,240 +93% above national
3 Boulder, CO $134,890 +87% above national
4 Lexington Park, MD $128,090 +78% above national
5 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $107,980 +50% above national
6 Raleigh-Cary, NC $105,210 +46% above national
7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $102,420 +42% above national
8 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $102,130 +42% above national
9 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $100,800 +40% above national
10 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $100,510 +39% above national
11 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $100,510 +39% above national
12 Ann Arbor, MI $95,890 +33% above national
13 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $94,320 +31% above national
14 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $93,830 +30% above national
15 Rochester, NY $93,250 +29% above national
16 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $92,650 +28% above national
17 Ithaca, NY $92,000 +28% above national
18 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $90,240 +25% above national
19 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $89,920 +25% above national
20 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $89,160 +24% above national
21 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $88,210 +22% above national
22 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $87,110 +21% above national
23 Salinas, CA $85,360 +18% above national
24 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $84,490 +17% above national
25 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $84,070 +17% above national
26 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $83,140 +15% above national
27 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $82,560 +14% above national
28 Fresno, CA $81,850 +14% above national
29 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $81,170 +13% above national
30 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $80,350 +11% above national
31 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $80,330 +11% above national
32 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $79,010 +10% above national
33 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $78,850 +9% above national
34 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $78,730 +9% above national
35 Richmond, VA $77,840 +8% above national
36 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $77,800 +8% above national
37 Naples-Marco Island, FL $77,490 +7% above national
38 Portland-South Portland, ME $77,280 +7% above national
39 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $77,150 +7% above national
40 Worcester, MA $76,070 +5% above national
41 Modesto, CA $74,670 +4% above national
42 Pittsburgh, PA $74,360 +3% above national
43 Anchorage, AK $72,560 +1% above national
44 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $72,250 same as national
45 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $71,930 same as national
46 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $71,490 1% below national
47 Akron, OH $71,240 1% below national
48 Kansas City, MO-KS $71,220 1% below national
49 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $70,780 2% below national
50 Stockton-Lodi, CA $70,380 2% below national
51 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $69,930 3% below national
52 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $69,160 4% below national
53 St. Louis, MO-IL $68,080 6% below national
54 Savannah, GA $68,070 6% below national
55 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $67,510 6% below national
56 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $67,120 7% below national
57 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $66,160 8% below national
58 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $66,050 8% below national
59 Lincoln, NE $66,030 8% below national
60 Cleveland, OH $66,010 8% below national
61 Ogden, UT $65,970 9% below national
62 Madison, WI $65,960 9% below national
63 Columbus, OH $65,600 9% below national
64 Dover, DE $65,560 9% below national
65 Champaign-Urbana, IL $65,490 9% below national
66 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $65,270 9% below national
67 Birmingham, AL $65,190 10% below national
68 Greeley, CO $65,080 10% below national
69 Tucson, AZ $63,880 11% below national
70 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $63,850 11% below national
71 Boise City, ID $63,790 12% below national
72 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $63,680 12% below national
73 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $63,360 12% below national
74 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $63,240 12% below national
75 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $62,740 13% below national
76 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $62,700 13% below national
77 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $62,690 13% below national
78 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $62,620 13% below national
79 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $62,550 13% below national
80 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $62,540 13% below national
81 Lancaster, PA $62,290 14% below national
82 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $61,780 14% below national
83 Albuquerque, NM $61,510 15% below national
84 Jacksonville, FL $61,500 15% below national
85 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,860 16% below national
86 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $60,820 16% below national
87 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $60,750 16% below national
88 Helena, MT $60,330 16% below national
89 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $60,310 16% below national
90 Punta Gorda, FL $60,010 17% below national
91 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $59,880 17% below national
92 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $59,820 17% below national
93 Peoria, IL $59,340 18% below national
94 El Paso, TX $59,010 18% below national
95 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $58,900 18% below national
96 Gainesville, FL $58,800 18% below national
97 Knoxville, TN $58,600 19% below national
98 Lexington-Fayette, KY $58,430 19% below national
99 Chattanooga, TN-GA $58,110 19% below national
100 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $58,060 19% below national
101 New Haven, CT $57,910 20% below national
102 Colorado Springs, CO $57,320 21% below national
103 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $57,310 21% below national
104 Columbia, SC $57,160 21% below national
105 Eugene-Springfield, OR $57,160 21% below national
106 Oklahoma City, OK $57,160 21% below national
107 Tulsa, OK $57,160 21% below national
108 Greensboro-High Point, NC $57,110 21% below national
109 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $56,960 21% below national
110 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $56,880 21% below national
111 Omaha, NE-IA $56,600 22% below national
112 Tallahassee, FL $56,580 22% below national
113 Charleston, WV $55,890 22% below national
114 Flint, MI $55,890 22% below national
115 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $55,730 23% below national
116 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $55,610 23% below national
117 Urban Honolulu, HI $55,490 23% below national
118 Columbus, GA-AL $55,450 23% below national
119 Asheville, NC $54,950 24% below national
120 Reno, NV $54,920 24% below national
121 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $54,660 24% below national
122 Missoula, MT $54,520 24% below national
123 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $54,060 25% below national
124 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $53,160 26% below national
125 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $52,440 27% below national
126 Ocala, FL $50,430 30% below national
127 Alexandria, LA $49,640 31% below national
128 Port St. Lucie, FL $49,280 32% below national
129 Winston-Salem, NC $48,450 33% below national
130 Lake Charles, LA $48,040 33% below national
131 Baton Rouge, LA $48,010 33% below national
132 Grand Junction, CO $47,750 34% below national
133 Springfield, IL $47,430 34% below national
134 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $47,070 35% below national
135 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $46,380 36% below national
136 Pueblo, CO $45,970 36% below national
137 Iowa City, IA $45,460 37% below national
138 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $45,450 37% below national
139 Salem, OR $45,010 38% below national
140 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $44,470 38% below national
141 Cedar Rapids, IA $43,990 39% below national
142 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $43,730 39% below national
143 Monroe, LA $43,250 40% below national
144 Hammond, LA $37,480 48% below national
145 Bloomington, IL $31,890 56% below national

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 23 (Legal Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

Showing 5 of 7 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.

Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Legal Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($72,110 here) and reported employment (46,760 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Legal Support Workers, All Other make?
The median annual salary for Legal Support Workers, All Other is $72,110 ($34.67/hour). The salary range spans from $43,800 at the 10th percentile to $179,960 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Legal Support Workers, All Other pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $72,110, Legal Support Workers, All Other pay is higher than 63% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Legal Support Workers, All Other the most?
Virginia pays the highest median salary for Legal Support Workers, All Other at $179,960/year, which is +150% above the national median.
What education do Legal Support Workers, All Other need?
BLS assigns Legal Support Workers, All Other to Associate's degree for typical education needed for entry.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Legal Support Workers, All Other?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Legal Support Workers, All Other in this release. WageDex shows the Legal Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Legal Support Workers, All Other a good career?
Employment for Legal Support Workers, All Other is projected to decline 1.2% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 4,700 openings are projected each year.
How does Legal Support Workers, All Other pay vary by state?
Legal Support Workers, All Other salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Virginia at $179,960/year, while Iowa pays the least at $44,470/year. BLS data covers 46 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Legal Support Workers, All Other?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV at $169,690/year. BLS reports a median for 145 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

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