Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$92,230avg. a year
$44.34 an hour · 6,310 employed
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area earn an average of $92,230 a year. That is $8,490 (10%) more than the Washington average of $83,740. The U.S. average is $69,700.
$92,900Median pay
$44.34Average hourly
+10%vs. Washington average
6,310Jobs in this metro
Other Washington metro areas
Average pay for paralegals and legal assistants in other Washington metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
170 jobs
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA
$74,740
$35.93 an hour
23,510 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$73,580
$35.37 an hour
3190 jobs
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
$71,720
$34.48 an hour
4570 jobs
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
$69,100
$33.22 an hour
5180 jobs
Yakima, WA
$66,460
$31.95 an hour
6180 jobs
Bellingham, WA
$66,210
$31.83 an hour
7270 jobs
Kennewick-Richland, WA
$65,290
$31.39 an hour
850 jobs
Walla Walla, WA
$64,650
$31.08 an hour
980 jobs
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
$62,290
$29.95 an hour
10610 jobs
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$62,040
$29.83 an hour
1160 jobs
Lewiston, ID-WA
$54,860
$26.38 an hour
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How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Lawyers | $180,920 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | $74,930 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $95,210 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $156,660 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $140,060 |
| Judicial Law Clerks | $85,210 |
Questions and answers
How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
The average is $92,230 a year, and the median is $92,900. About 6,310 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Washington average?
That is $8,490 (10%) more than the Washington average of $83,740.
Is this job common in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?
It makes up 3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.20 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: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 42660). 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.