Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
$70,330avg. a year
$33.81 an hour · 4,550 employed
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area earn an average of $70,330 a year. That is $3,090 (5%) more than the Michigan average of $67,240. The U.S. average is $69,700.
$63,400Median pay
$33.81Average hourly
+5%vs. Michigan average
4,550Jobs in this metro
Other Michigan metro areas
Average pay for paralegals and legal assistants in other Michigan metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
170 jobs
Jackson, MI
$68,630
$33.00 an hour
2870 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$68,090
$32.74 an hour
3380 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$65,880
$31.67 an hour
4400 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$63,090
$30.33 an hour
5120 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$59,330
$28.53 an hour
640 jobs
Bay City, MI
$59,060
$28.40 an hour
7240 jobs
Flint, MI
$58,070
$27.92 an hour
8170 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$57,420
$27.61 an hour
960 jobs
Niles, MI
$55,720
$26.79 an hour
10110 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$55,100
$26.49 an hour
11210 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$55,030
$26.46 an hour
1260 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$52,120
$25.06 an hour
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How Detroit-Warren-Dearborn compares
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Related jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Lawyers | $152,950 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $55,180 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $85,360 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $99,120 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $133,940 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $65,980 |
Questions and answers
How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
The average is $70,330 a year, and the median is $63,400. About 4,550 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Michigan average?
That is $3,090 (5%) more than the Michigan average of $67,240.
Is this job common in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn?
It makes up 2.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.95 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: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19820). 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.