Legal Support Workers, All Other

SOC 23-2099 • View wages by state

The median annual wage for Legal Support Workers, All Other is $67,700, based on BLS OEWS 2023 data. The mean annual wage is $82,960, and an estimated 43,760 workers are employed in this occupation nationally. Between 2020 and 2023, pay rose +13.7% while consumer prices rose 17.7% — a real change of -3.4% (pay did not keep up with inflation). BLS projects employment will shrink 1.2% between 2024 and 2034.

Wage Trend & Inflation Adjustment

How the national median wage for Legal Support Workers, All Other has moved across BLS OEWS release years, and what each year's wage is worth in 2023 dollars after adjusting for CPI inflation. "Real" change strips out inflation — the truest measure of whether pay is actually rising.

National median wage trend for Legal Support Workers, All Other, nominal and inflation-adjusted, BLS OEWS.
Year Median (nominal) In 2023 $ (real) Employment
2023 $67,700 $67,700 43,760
2022 $62,340 $64,906 46,480
2021 $59,790 $67,233 46,090
2020 $59,540 $70,097 45,310

Nominal change

+13.7%

Inflation (CPI)

+17.7%

Real change

-3.4%

Job Outlook (2024–2034 BLS projection)

The BLS Employment Projections program estimates how each occupation's employment will change over the coming decade, and how many job openings to expect each year (from both growth and the need to replace workers who leave).

Projected Growth

-1.2%

Declining

Employment 2024

51,300

Projected 2034

50,700

Annual Openings

4,700

Typical entry-level education: Associate's degree.

Highest-Paying Areas (2023)

Where Legal Support Workers, All Other earn the most, and how each area's median compares to the national median of $67,700. A positive premium means the area pays above the national rate.

Highest-paying areas for Legal Support Workers, All Other, BLS OEWS 2023.
Area Median Annual vs National Employment
Virginia $150,590 +122.4% 4,490
Maryland $94,760 +40% 2,680
Massachusetts $88,280 +30.4% 450
Alaska $82,390 +21.7% 90
District of Columbia $79,710 +17.7% 1,890
Kansas $79,710 +17.7% 70
Washington $79,210 +17% 1,040
New York $78,560 +16% 1,190
California $74,030 +9.4% 7,070
Rhode Island $72,200 +6.6% 100
Full wages-by-state breakdown →

Wage Distribution (National, 2023)

10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th, and 90th percentile annual wages from BLS OEWS — the full spread, not just an average.

10th Pct

$39,890

25th Pct

$49,980

Median

$67,700

75th Pct

$106,360

90th Pct

$155,270

H-1B Employer Filings

Employer-certified wages from DOL H-1B LCA filings — competitive market benchmark, not approved visas.

The average H-1B median wage for this occupation is $70,4414% above the OEWS national median of $67,700. H-1B sponsors are certifying pay above the prevailing market rate.
H-1B employer filings for Legal Support Workers, All Other, DOL LCA data.
Employer State Filings Median Wage
DALBIR SINGH AND ASSOCIATES PC NY 3 $66,560
Morrison & Foerster LLP CA 2 $70,000
QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC NY 2 $50,290
DATA SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC WA 1 $51,840
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC WA 1 $51,840
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC WA 1 $51,840
Smallbone & Associates, PLLC TN 1 $54,080
CLOUD HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES LLC WA 1 $51,840
ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC WA 1 $51,840
Carolyn Lee PLLC NY 1 $57,200
THE YERMAN GROUP NY 1 $—
Secretariat Advisors LLC CO 1 $91,000
YERMAN LAW GROUP NY 1 $76,000
QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC WA 1 $51,840
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC NY 1 $210,000

Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B LCA data.

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