Paralegal salary in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Pay in Augusta-Richmond County against Georgia and the US

The middle half of paralegals in Augusta-Richmond County earns $47,080–$64,690. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $81,330, only 2.0 times the bottom tenth, against 2.3 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($58,900) is 14% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $17,610 wide, against $32,180 across Georgia and $29,740 nationally: employers in Augusta-Richmond County pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a paralegal here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $13,130 over the median, the 25th only $4,480 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $16,942 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $62,890 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Augusta-Richmond County, and the Georgia statewide median of $62,400 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Augusta-Richmond County

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $14,969 to the $51,560 median and brings it to $66,529 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Augusta-Richmond County

Of the 17 roles we track in Augusta-Richmond County, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between sales development representatives ($57,350) and payroll specialists ($51,490). Project Coordinator is the highest at $101,280.

Measured against the US median, paralegals rank #14 of the 17 roles we track in Augusta-Richmond County (-18.0%), between medical administrative assistants (-17.1%) and sales development representatives (-18.1%). The typical role here is at -12.5%, so, measured against the US, paralegals cost less in Augusta-Richmond County than the area's general pay level would suggest. Paralegals hold 2.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Augusta-Richmond County, 2.8% across Georgia and 2.5% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Georgia

Across the 18 areas of Georgia with data for this job, the median runs from $47,780 in Dalton to $64,080 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, a gap of $16,300 a year. All 2 areas in Georgia with more paralegals than Augusta-Richmond County also pay more, among them Atlanta-Sandy Springs, GA ($64,080) and Savannah, GA ($60,370).

Augusta-Richmond County against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Augusta-Richmond County is #119 of 503 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Georgia, Burlington and Jacksonville pay just above Augusta-Richmond County and Green Bay and Sheboygan just below. All four are within $150 a year of the median in Augusta-Richmond County. Of the three markets with about as many paralegals, all three pay more.

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