Cost to hire paralegals: Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan against local pay
Only Georgia and Kazakhstan publish pay for paralegal work (official occupation figures), so the starting pay in Armenia and Ukraine is the national average, a placeholder. Between the two with figures, Georgia costs $719 a month as a contractor and Kazakhstan $939. To compare tax and fees at one pay, use the calculator on each country's page. A US hire at the BLS median costs $7,487 a month with benefits.
| Country | Starting pay | Contractor | Take-home | EOR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $670 | $719 | $536 | $1,300 | 20% regime, upper bound |
| Ukraine | $700 | $749 | $616 | $1,575 | placeholder pay |
| Armenia | $870 | $919 | $740 | $1,589 | placeholder pay |
| Kazakhstan | $890 | $939 | – | $1,634 | simplified regime closed |
Where the starting pay comes from
- Georgia: Geostat's 2025 average for group «34 Legal, Social, Cultural and Related Associate Professionals», GEL 1,726.7 ($666)1.
- Kazakhstan: the April 2026 average for the profession «Юрисконсульт (средней квалификации)», KZT 395,967 ($890)2.
- Armenia and Ukraine: no pay figure by occupation, so the national average wage ($8703, $7004), a placeholder.
Regimes that may not fit paralegals
- Georgia: small business status may exclude legal services, so the figures use the general regime.
- Kazakhstan: the simplified declaration is closed to legal services.
- Armenia: the micro-business system likely excludes legal services in Yerevan.
Paralegals hired at home
| Market | Median pay a month | Employer cost a month |
|---|---|---|
| United States56 | $5,241 | $7,487 |
| United Kingdom78910 | $4,152 | $4,794 |
| Canada1110 | $4,099 | wage only |
| Australia121310 | $5,272 | $5,889 |
Paralegals are a mid-sized US occupation (392,880 jobs), in the smaller half of the 17 we price.
US pay for paralegals spreads wider than for most roles: $44,740 at the 10th percentile, $101,500 at the 90th, 2.3 times apart.
Where in the US matters more for paralegals than for almost any other role: District of Columbia pays a median $89,750, 1.94 times Mississippi ($46,180).
Industry moves paralegal pay more than for most roles: in management of companies and enterprises, the best-paid industry with 3,000 or more of them, the median is $94,570, 50% over the national figure.
US paralegals are concentrated in one sector: 79% work in professional, scientific, and technical services, one of the highest shares of the roles we price.
UK pay for paralegals is 79% of the US median, below the usual ratio.
UK pay for paralegals rose 7.5% in the year to April 2026, one of the fastest changes of the roles with an ONS figure.
Canadian provinces pay paralegals within a narrow band: Prince Edward Island C$26.00, British Columbia C$39.58 an hour.
Australia publishes no figure for the job itself: the row above is the full-time group «Miscellaneous clerical and administrative workers» plus super.
| US sector | Jobs | Median a year |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 310,490 | $61,840 |
| Finance and Insurance | 11,030 | $80,120 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 6,970 | $94,570 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 5,060 | $61,800 |
| US pay | A year | A month | Employer cost × Georgia contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $44,740 | $3,728 | 7.4× |
| 25th | $50,340 | $4,195 | 8.3× |
| Median | $62,890 | $5,241 | 10.4× |
| 75th | $80,080 | $6,673 | 13.3× |
| 90th | $101,500 | $8,458 | 16.8× |
| Statistics | Code | Occupation as published |
|---|---|---|
| US, BLS (SOC 2018) | 23-2011 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
| UK, ONS (SOC 2020) | 3520 | Legal associate professionals |
| Canada, ESDC (NOC 2021) | 42200 | Paralegals and related occupations |
| Australia, ABS (ANZSCO) | 5992 | Court and legal clerks |
| ISCO-08 (ILO), used for Georgia | 3411 | unit group in «Legal, Social, Cultural and Related Associate Professionals» |
ANZSCO has no paralegal group. Court and legal clerks, which include law clerks, are the closest.
Questions
How much does it cost to hire a paralegal remotely?
$719–$939 a month as a contractor in the four countries here, $1,300–$1,634 through an employer of record. A US hire costs about $7,487.
Which country is cheapest to hire a paralegal from?
Of the countries with an official paralegal figure, Georgia ($719 a month as a contractor) against Kazakhstan ($939); the others have no pay by occupation to compare.
Not tax or legal advice: rates depend on the person’s registration and activity. Corrections: hello@silkstaff.com.
Sources
14 sources, with links
- Geostat: average monthly nominal earnings of employees by occupation (ISCO-08), 2021 and 2025, xlsx: geostat.ge
- Бюро национальной статистики РК: распределение заработной платы работников по основным профессиям и должностям (2026), форма 2-Т, апрель 2026, xlsx: stat.gov.kz
- Armstat, average monthly nominal wage, August 2026: armstat.am
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine, average monthly wage of staff employees, August 2026: lv.ukrstat.gov.ua
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 23-2011: bls.gov
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: bls.gov
- ONS, ASHE Table 14 (occupation), 2026 provisional: ons.gov.uk
- GOV.UK, rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027: gov.uk
- GOV.UK, workplace pensions: what you, your employer and the government pay: gov.uk
- ECB euro reference rates, 2026-11-03: ecb.europa.eu
- ESDC Job Bank, wages by occupation and economic region, 2025 release: open.canada.ca
- ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2025, data cubes 11, 12 and 13: abs.gov.au
- ATO, super guarantee rates: ato.gov.au
- BLS OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific estimates: bls.gov
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-12.