Legal Support Workers, All Other in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Legal Support Workers, All Other pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA at a median of $62,740 per year ($30.16/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $72,110, the metro estimate is 13% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 1,060 legal support workers, all other are employed across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA in SOC 23-2099.

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pay distribution spans from $44,080 at the 10th percentile to $130,520 at the 90th, a 3.0× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $51,400 and the 75th at $88,210, so half of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell-based legal support workers, all other earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide GA estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.