Legal Support Workers, All Other

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Pay by education level. Among full-time, year-round legal support workers, all other ages 25 to 64, median yearly pay is $52,800 with a high school diploma or GED, $57,900 with some college or an associate's degree, $71,100 with a bachelor's degree and $83,300 with a master's degree or higher (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024 dollars). Pay differs for many reasons besides education, such as experience, employer and location.

Industries that employ this career. The largest shares of legal support workers, all other work in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (50%), Public Administration (29%), Finance and Insurance (4%) and Health Care and Social Assistance (2%) (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024).

Where the jobs are, and what they pay by industry. Nationwide, the industries that employ the most legal support workers, all other are Federal Executive Branch (32% of the jobs counted, median pay $139,240), Legal Services (24% of the jobs counted, median pay $63,100), State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (15% of the jobs counted, median pay $62,160), Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (12% of the jobs counted, median pay $63,290) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Among large industries, the highest median pay is in Federal Executive Branch ($139,240), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools ($90,200), Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals ($63,290). Pay differs by industry for many reasons, including the mix of jobs and where employers are located.

What workers studied. Among legal support workers, all other with a bachelor's degree or higher, the most common fields of the bachelor's degree are Political Science and Government (12%), Business Management and Administration (6%), Communications (5%) and English Language and Literature (5%) (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024).

Union membership. In the broad group "Legal", which includes this career, 7.3% of wage and salary workers belong to a union (all U.S. workers: 10.0%); median weekly pay is $1,791 for union members and $1,984 for workers not in a union (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2025). This is a group figure, not specific to legal support workers, all other.

Wages employers offered H-1B workers. For legal support workers, all other, employers filed 65 certified Labor Condition Applications for H-1B workers covering 65 worker positions in FY2025, with a median lower-bound wage offered of $68,400 (the middle half ran from $50,000 to $74,900) (U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification). These are wages named in employers' applications to hire temporary foreign workers, usually in jobs that need at least a bachelor's degree. They are not what every worker in the occupation earns. The Department of Labor has not endorsed this presentation.

Employer benefits. In the broad group "Professional and related", which includes this career, 86% of civilian workers had access to an employer retirement plan, 85% had access to employer medical care benefits, and 92% had paid sick leave, 73% paid vacation and 78% paid holidays (all civilian workers: 75%, 74%, 83%, 77% and 79%) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, March 2026). This is a group figure, not specific to legal support workers, all other, and having access to a benefit does not mean every worker uses it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has not endorsed this presentation. Employers spent about $74.42 per hour worked on total compensation for the occupational group "Professional and related" in June 2026 ($50.37 in wages and salaries and $24.06 in benefits, 32.3% of the total; all civilian workers: $49.46, with 31.6% in benefits) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).

Pay by state. See what legal support workers, all other earn in each state, with the pay range and number of jobs: Legal Support Workers, All Other salary by state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

Compare legal support workers, all other with other careers (pay, growth, openings and education side by side).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 PUMS (MajorPays' own estimates from the survey; Census is credited as the source of the original data and has not endorsed them); BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; BLS Current Population Survey; BLS National Compensation Survey (employee benefits); HRSA National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (LCA disclosure data, FY2025). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; these agencies have not approved or endorsed them. See it interactively →