Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
$78,860avg. a year
$37.91 an hour · 4,440 employed
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area earn an average of $78,860 a year. That is $2,460 (3%) less than the California average of $81,320. The U.S. average is $69,700.
$76,300Median pay
$37.91Average hourly
-3%vs. California average
4,440Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for paralegals and legal assistants in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
12,030 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$103,080
$49.56 an hour
27,630 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$92,830
$44.63 an hour
32,590 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$81,560
$39.21 an hour
4360 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$79,840
$38.38 an hour
522,240 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$79,550
$38.25 an hour
6290 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$77,820
$37.42 an hour
7160 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$77,730
$37.37 an hour
880 jobs
Napa, CA
$77,240
$37.13 an hour
9520 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$74,270
$35.71 an hour
10230 jobs
Salinas, CA
$74,060
$35.60 an hour
11290 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$72,780
$34.99 an hour
12280 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$72,760
$34.98 an hour
13150 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$71,410
$34.33 an hour
1460 jobs
El Centro, CA
$70,800
$34.04 an hour
1550 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$70,730
$34.00 an hour
16300 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$69,330
$33.33 an hour
1740 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$67,660
$32.53 an hour
18920 jobs
Fresno, CA
$67,320
$32.36 an hour
192,460 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$66,910
$32.17 an hour
20120 jobs
Visalia, CA
$65,220
$31.36 an hour
21120 jobs
Redding, CA
$64,470
$30.99 an hour
22420 jobs
Modesto, CA
$64,150
$30.84 an hour
2390 jobs
Merced, CA
$62,440
$30.02 an hour
2490 jobs
Chico, CA
$61,530
$29.58 an hour
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How San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Lawyers | $203,680 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $77,340 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $91,910 |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators | $107,770 |
Questions and answers
How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
The average is $78,860 a year, and the median is $76,300. About 4,440 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $2,460 (3%) less than the California average of $81,320.
Is this job common in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
It makes up 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.14 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 23-2011. Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.