Paralegal salaries in the US range on average from $33,000 for those starting out, to $45,000 or so for experienced paralegals.

Paralegals with 3 years experience are quite sought after. Those with 10 or more years experience do not earn pay commensurate with their additional experience.

New York, Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, Georgia and New Jersey have the most paralegals and salaries in each of those states are remarkably similar.

There is little data for self-employed paralegals although I am in the midst of compiling a small study for various US cities.

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