Paralegal salary in Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC

Pay in Charlotte-Concord against North Carolina and the US

Paralegals at the 90th percentile earn $99,530, 2.3 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.3. The middle half of paralegals in Charlotte-Concord earns $49,110–$76,110. The mean ($66,200) is 11% 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 $27,000 wide, between the figure for North Carolina ($24,290) and the US figure ($29,740).

What to budget for a paralegal here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $16,240 over the median, the 25th only $10,760 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $20,955 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 Charlotte-Concord, and the North Carolina statewide median of $57,500 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Charlotte-Concord

At the $59,870 median, a local hire costs about $77,252 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,382 here. 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 Charlotte-Concord

Of the 17 roles we track in Charlotte-Concord, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between sales development representatives ($61,850) and payroll specialists ($57,650). Project Coordinator is the highest at $105,200.

Measured against the US median, paralegals rank #15 of the 17 roles we track in Charlotte-Concord (-4.8%), between virtual receptionists (-4.5%) and office managers (-6.2%). The typical role here is at +0.3%, so, measured against the US, paralegals cost less in Charlotte-Concord than the area's general pay level would suggest. Paralegals hold 2.8% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Charlotte-Concord, 2.6% across North Carolina and 2.5% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in North Carolina

Across the 18 areas of North Carolina with data for this job, the median runs from $46,520 in the Western North Carolina nonmetro area to $61,880 in Raleigh-Cary, a gap of $15,360 a year. No other area in North Carolina has as many paralegals, and 15 of the other 17 pay less.

Charlotte-Concord against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Charlotte-Concord is #20 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 North Carolina, Pueblo and St. Cloud pay just above Charlotte-Concord and Virginia Beach-Chesapeake and Amarillo just below. All four are within $130 a year of the median in Charlotte-Concord. Of the three markets with about as many paralegals, all three pay more.

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