Legal, Compliance & Advocacy
Paralegal salary
Paralegal and legal assistant roles. Based on 13 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.
Based on 13 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $27.75/hour.
By county
(click a header to sort)| County | Postings | 25th | Median | 75th |
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ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Orange (2), San Diego (2). 25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).
By organization budget
| $50M-$100M | $50,960 | 7 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (4), $20M-$50M (2).
By subsector
| Human Services | $50,960 | 7 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Crime & Legal-Related (4).
By career level
| Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed) | $64,480 | 9 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (2), Manager / Licensed Clinician (2).
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Catholic Charities Los Angeles$45,760–$70,304View org →
Inner City Law Center$49,920–$79,040View org →
NLSLA$64,480–$74,880View org →
Public Counsel$60,903–$65,031View org →