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          Wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in TEXAS

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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
          Texas Hourly $18.84 $22.79 $29.96 $37.38 $47.33
          Yearly $39,190 $47,410 $62,310 $77,740 $98,440
          Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly $13.90 $18.73 $21.87 $28.15 $37.91
          Yearly $28,910 $38,960 $45,480 $58,560 $78,850
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $20.27 $23.96 $30.16 $38.57 $48.74
          Yearly $42,160 $49,840 $62,730 $80,230 $101,370
          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.55 $22.23 $27.65 $30.42 $38.77
          Yearly $36,500 $46,240 $57,510 $63,260 $80,630
          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.28 $17.16 $22.01 $29.00 $36.13
          Yearly $29,690 $35,690 $45,780 $60,320 $75,150
          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.74 $20.65 $26.84 $30.56 $40.28
          Yearly $36,900 $42,950 $55,830 $63,560 $83,780
          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly $21.25 $22.50 $30.84 $38.03 $48.30
          Yearly $44,200 $46,800 $64,140 $79,100 $100,460
          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $16.73 $22.30 $28.20 $28.95 $36.50
          Yearly $34,800 $46,390 $58,660 $60,220 $75,920
          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.80 $23.25 $31.01 $39.55 $49.49
          Yearly $37,020 $48,350 $64,500 $82,260 $102,940
          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.82 $17.89 $22.76 $28.74 $35.64
          Yearly $30,820 $37,220 $47,330 $59,770 $74,120
          Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.22 $22.65 $28.79 $30.93 $38.39
          Yearly $39,970 $47,110 $59,890 $64,340 $79,840
          Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $19.42 $22.88 $25.78 $29.52 $36.18
          Yearly $40,390 $47,590 $53,630 $61,400 $75,250
          Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.71 $18.44 $23.13 $31.84 $38.03
          Yearly $30,590 $38,350 $48,110 $66,230 $79,100
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.14 $21.26 $25.63 $32.53 $42.08
          Yearly $39,810 $44,220 $53,300 $67,650 $87,530
          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $21.07 $27.56 $29.27 $37.02
          Yearly $34,320 $43,820 $57,320 $60,880 $76,990
          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $16.73 $22.85 $28.18 $35.74 $46.63
          Yearly $34,800 $47,530 $58,620 $74,340 $96,990
          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.32 $20.97 $24.66 $30.54 $39.29
          Yearly $38,110 $43,620 $51,290 $63,530 $81,720
          Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $19.42 $22.99 $28.46 $35.72 $39.73
          Yearly $40,390 $47,820 $59,200 $74,290 $82,640
          Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.63 $21.00 $23.07 $29.39 $36.84
          Yearly $34,590 $43,680 $47,990 $61,130 $76,620
          Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.85 $19.81 $22.13 $27.56 $31.31
          Yearly $35,040 $41,190 $46,030 $57,320 $65,110
          Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.32 $18.69 $22.77 $29.27 $31.57
          Yearly $36,030 $38,870 $47,360 $60,870 $65,660
          Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.04 $22.71 $28.18 $30.01 $36.73
          Yearly $39,600 $47,250 $58,620 $62,410 $76,400
          Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly $16.58 $19.50 $25.29 $30.64 $38.82
          Yearly $34,490 $40,560 $52,590 $63,730 $80,750
          Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.45 $20.21 $22.62 $30.07 $45.73
          Yearly $34,210 $42,030 $47,060 $62,550 $95,120
          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.13 $19.81 $23.51 $30.32 $39.10
          Yearly $35,640 $41,200 $48,890 $63,070 $81,330
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $18.74 $23.07 $27.67 $30.35 $36.44
          Yearly $38,980 $47,990 $57,550 $63,120 $75,790
          Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.91 $23.18 $28.35 $31.33 $37.55
          Yearly $39,330 $48,220 $58,970 $65,170 $78,100
          Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.80 $22.11 $28.72 $34.11 $40.67
          Yearly $34,950 $46,000 $59,740 $70,940 $84,580
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.62 $23.44 $30.40 $38.80 $48.52
          Yearly $38,730 $48,760 $63,220 $80,700 $100,920
          Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $19.47 $23.14 $28.37 $31.95 $43.83
          Yearly $40,490 $48,130 $59,000 $66,460 $91,170
          Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.60 $21.43 $28.22 $30.56 $36.87
          Yearly $34,530 $44,570 $58,700 $63,560 $76,690
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