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          Wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in NEW YORK

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.51 $24.20 $30.24 $38.50 $48.80
          Yearly $44,740 $50,340 $62,890 $80,080 $101,500
          New York Hourly $23.24 $27.61 $32.89 $45.29 $55.64
          Yearly $48,330 $57,430 $68,410 $94,200 $115,720
          Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area Hourly $21.99 $22.66 $28.01 $31.56 $38.97
          Yearly $45,730 $47,130 $58,270 $65,640 $81,050
          Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area Hourly $20.83 $22.15 $27.01 $32.83 $39.21
          Yearly $43,330 $46,070 $56,190 $68,280 $81,560
          Capital/Northern New York Balance of State Hourly $22.13 $22.36 $23.01 $29.67 $35.45
          Yearly $46,020 $46,520 $47,850 $61,720 $73,730
          Central East New York Balance of State Hourly $22.65 $23.20 $25.50 $30.70 $37.87
          Yearly $47,110 $48,250 $53,030 $63,860 $78,760
          Southwest New York Balance of State Hourly $21.68 $22.94 $23.61 $30.62 $40.06
          Yearly $45,080 $47,720 $49,110 $63,680 $83,330
          Ithaca, NY Metro Area Hourly $21.73 $23.57 $29.11 $35.61 $43.35
          Yearly $45,200 $49,020 $60,550 $74,070 $90,160
          New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area Hourly $23.64 $29.35 $36.22 $46.98 $58.26
          Yearly $49,180 $61,040 $75,330 $97,720 $121,170
          Binghamton, NY Metro Area Hourly $23.26 $23.79 $29.05 $29.75 $37.21
          Yearly $48,380 $49,490 $60,420 $61,870 $77,400
          Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area Hourly $21.63 $23.30 $26.37 $31.31 $38.00
          Yearly $44,980 $48,470 $54,850 $65,120 $79,030
          Syracuse, NY Metro Area Hourly $22.74 $24.75 $29.40 $37.38 $39.16
          Yearly $47,290 $51,490 $61,150 $77,760 $81,460
          Rochester, NY Metro Area Hourly $20.72 $21.69 $27.52 $31.41 $39.34
          Yearly $43,100 $45,120 $57,250 $65,340 $81,830
          Elmira, NY Metro Area Hourly $18.94 $22.22 $27.03 $34.64 $39.13
          Yearly $39,400 $46,210 $56,230 $72,050 $81,390
          Kingston, NY Metro Area Hourly $22.33 $24.01 $29.91 $37.98 $44.18
          Yearly $46,450 $49,930 $62,210 $79,000 $91,900
          Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area Hourly $22.72 $23.79 $29.17 $33.77 $39.10
          Yearly $47,250 $49,480 $60,680 $70,250 $81,320
          Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area Hourly $22.73 $23.93 $29.50 $36.62 $43.44
          Yearly $47,290 $49,780 $61,350 $76,160 $90,350
          Glens Falls, NY Metro Area Hourly $22.74 $25.06 $28.45 $30.87 $39.55
          Yearly $47,310 $52,120 $59,170 $64,210 $82,260