Paralegal and Legal Assistant Salary in New Jersey
Median annual pay in New Jersey
$71,500
$34.38/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in New Jersey
$65,714
Regional Price Parity: 108.805 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($62,890): +$8,610 (+13.7%)
New Jersey ranks 7th of 51 states by median pay, and 16th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,070 | $22.63 |
| 25th percentile | $60,040 | $28.87 |
| Median | $71,500 | $34.38 |
| 75th percentile | $80,920 | $38.90 |
| 90th percentile | $99,900 | $48.03 |
Employment
- Employment in New Jersey
- 12,010
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in New Jersey
- $71,500
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $62,890
- Difference
- +$8,610 (+13.7%)
Cost of living
$71,500 ÷ 108.805 × 100 = $65,714
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| California | ||
| 5th | $77,390 | $69,897 7th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 6th | $75,570 | $76,627 2nd |
| New Jersey This page | ||
| 7th | $71,500 | $65,714 16th |
| Alaska | ||
| 8th | $68,700 | $67,117 11th |
| New York | ||
| 9th | $68,410 | $63,389 28th |
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant salary in the U.S.
$55,570/year U.S.
- Title Examiner, Abstractor, and Searcher salary in the U.S.
$58,650/year U.S.
- Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner salary in the U.S.
$72,420/year U.S.
- Secretary and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in New Jersey
$50,260/year New Jersey
- Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant salary in the U.S.
$76,590/year U.S.
- Medical Records Specialist salary in the U.S.
$51,140/year U.S.
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- −0.3%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Associate's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
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Paralegal and Legal Assistant salary in nearby places
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant salary in Delaware
$63,110/year Delaware
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant salary in New York
$68,410/year New York
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant salary in Pennsylvania
$63,370/year Pennsylvania
- Paralegal and Legal Assistant salary in the U.S.
$62,890/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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