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Paralegals and Legal Assistants: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
6,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$62,890
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
392,880
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 6,000 hours, PARALEGAL (Alternate Title: Paralegal Specialist) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $89,750 in District of Columbia to $37,920 in Guam (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| PARALEGAL (Alternate Title: Paralegal Specialist) | 1003 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
What paralegals and legal assistants earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $89,750 | $43.15 | 6,400 |
| Washington | $79,400 | $38.17 | 9,460 |
| Colorado | $78,190 | $37.59 | 5,620 |
| Massachusetts | $77,640 | $37.33 | 7,800 |
| California | $77,390 | $37.21 | 47,130 |
| Minnesota | $75,570 | $36.33 | 7,400 |
| New Jersey | $71,500 | $34.38 | 12,010 |
| Alaska | $68,700 | $33.03 | 570 |
| New York | $68,410 | $32.89 | 34,220 |
| Vermont | $67,160 | $32.29 | 660 |
| Maryland | $65,640 | $31.56 | 6,460 |
| Nevada | $64,680 | $31.10 | 3,620 |
| Virginia | $63,990 | $30.77 | 10,250 |
| Connecticut | $63,820 | $30.68 | 5,210 |
| Illinois | $63,670 | $30.61 | 14,130 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,370 | $30.47 | 14,670 |
| Nebraska | $63,250 | $30.41 | 1,630 |
| Utah | $63,220 | $30.40 | 3,250 |
| Delaware | $63,110 | $30.34 | 2,480 |
| Hawaii | $62,840 | $30.21 | 1,170 |
| Maine | $62,420 | $30.01 | 1,210 |
| Georgia | $62,400 | $30.00 | 14,160 |
| Texas | $62,310 | $29.96 | 29,540 |
| Michigan | $62,170 | $29.89 | 7,730 |
| New Hampshire | $62,040 | $29.83 | 1,430 |
| Arizona | $61,630 | $29.63 | 7,890 |
| Oregon | $61,490 | $29.56 | 4,870 |
| Missouri | $61,410 | $29.52 | 7,130 |
| Florida | $61,000 | $29.33 | 40,950 |
| Ohio | $60,420 | $29.05 | 9,270 |
| Louisiana | $60,250 | $28.97 | 4,890 |
| New Mexico | $59,840 | $28.77 | 1,740 |
| Kentucky | $59,830 | $28.76 | 3,540 |
| North Dakota | $59,430 | $28.57 | 730 |
| West Virginia | $59,000 | $28.37 | 1,660 |
| Tennessee | $58,820 | $28.28 | 6,080 |
| Wisconsin | $58,500 | $28.12 | 4,780 |
| South Dakota | $58,320 | $28.04 | 600 |
| North Carolina | $57,500 | $27.64 | 13,650 |
| Montana | $57,290 | $27.54 | 1,010 |
| Indiana | $57,030 | $27.42 | 5,910 |
| Rhode Island | $56,250 | $27.04 | 2,070 |
| Kansas | $55,000 | $26.44 | 2,210 |
| Iowa | $54,550 | $26.23 | 2,980 |
| South Carolina | $53,880 | $25.90 | 7,420 |
| Oklahoma | $53,170 | $25.56 | 3,110 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $52,140 | $25.07 | 90 |
| Idaho | $49,690 | $23.89 | 2,030 |
| Wyoming | $49,490 | $23.80 | 600 |
| Arkansas | $47,420 | $22.80 | 1,610 |
| Alabama | $47,260 | $22.72 | 5,700 |
| Mississippi | $46,180 | $22.20 | 2,270 |
| Puerto Rico | $38,770 | $18.64 | 1,110 |
| Guam | $37,920 | $18.23 | 110 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.