Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in NORTH CAROLINA

          Location Pay
          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
          North Carolina Hourly $18.54 $22.90 $27.64 $34.58 $40.58
          Yearly $38,570 $47,640 $57,500 $71,930 $84,410
          Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.60 $23.52 $29.75 $36.31 $41.14
          Yearly $38,690 $48,910 $61,880 $75,530 $85,560
          Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area Hourly $22.82 $23.88 $28.75 $30.81 $37.37
          Yearly $47,460 $49,670 $59,790 $64,080 $77,720
          Greenville, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.29 $17.89 $22.85 $29.62 $30.67
          Yearly $35,960 $37,210 $47,530 $61,620 $63,790
          Central North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $17.63 $20.89 $23.76 $27.59 $34.10
          Yearly $36,670 $43,460 $49,430 $57,390 $70,920
          Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area Hourly $15.42 $22.46 $23.33 $27.59 $35.33
          Yearly $32,070 $46,720 $48,530 $57,390 $73,490
          Burlington, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.00 $22.34 $24.82 $29.93 $34.25
          Yearly $37,440 $46,460 $51,620 $62,250 $71,240
          Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.25 $24.27 $25.24 $30.73 $43.14
          Yearly $46,280 $50,490 $52,500 $63,910 $89,720
          Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.87 $22.28 $23.76 $30.36 $33.90
          Yearly $37,170 $46,340 $49,430 $63,150 $70,520
          Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area Hourly $20.75 $23.61 $28.78 $36.59 $47.85
          Yearly $43,160 $49,110 $59,870 $76,110 $99,530
          Eastern North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $19.23 $22.52 $26.86 $30.01 $38.10
          Yearly $39,990 $46,850 $55,860 $62,420 $79,240
          Asheville, NC Metro Area Hourly $22.21 $24.47 $27.64 $30.86 $37.34
          Yearly $46,190 $50,890 $57,500 $64,190 $77,670
          Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.67 $19.24 $24.37 $31.07 $36.08
          Yearly $38,840 $40,020 $50,680 $64,630 $75,040
          Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.36 $22.92 $28.20 $33.14 $37.14
          Yearly $38,180 $47,680 $58,650 $68,940 $77,250
          Western North Carolina Balance of State Hourly $15.94 $16.51 $22.37 $25.25 $29.11
          Yearly $33,150 $34,340 $46,520 $52,520 $60,550
          Jacksonville, NC Metro Area Hourly $17.53 $21.13 $24.82 $30.41 $37.91
          Yearly $36,460 $43,960 $51,630 $63,260 $78,850
          Goldsboro, NC Metro Area Hourly $16.00 $21.14 $23.99 $29.80 $30.15
          Yearly $33,280 $43,960 $49,890 $61,990 $62,710
          Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area Hourly $16.48 $21.82 $23.63 $30.07 $33.00
          Yearly $34,270 $45,380 $49,140 $62,540 $68,630
          Wilmington, NC Metro Area Hourly $19.28 $22.48 $26.95 $31.04 $36.35
          Yearly $40,090 $46,750 $56,060 $64,570 $75,600
          Fayetteville, NC Metro Area Hourly $18.25 $22.54 $29.02 $30.90 $35.77
          Yearly $37,970 $46,880 $60,370 $64,270 $74,400