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Paralegal Career Market Report 2026

961 active jobs. 362 companies. Median salary $80K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

961
Active Job Openings
362
Companies Hiring
$80K
Median Salary (US)
71%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Paralegal market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 71% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $80K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $60K to $135K.

Paralegal is the most-demanded skill at 100%

Litigation demand rose +12.7pp — fastest-growing skill

Cgsfederal leads hiring with 71 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Manager (+$31K, +29%)

Salary increase: +$31K · Sample: Senior → Manager

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 15% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior39$84K$106K$150K
Mid-Level34$72K$90K$177K
Junior9$62K$80K$117K
Manager4$138K$138K$161K
Entry-Level3$49K$52K$52K

What jumps out

Senior → Manager: +$31K (29%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States154$80KUSD
Remote10$81KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.9%
Remote9.2%
Hybrid7.4%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Paralegal
100%
Litigation
64%
Legal Research
40%
Filing
33%
AI/LLM
15%
Corporate Governance
10%
Adobe Creative Suite
9%
Due Diligence
9%
Advocacy
8%
Project Management
7%
Intellectual Property
5%
Regulatory Compliance
5%

Skills on the Rise

Litigation ↑+12.7ppAdobe Creative Suite ↑+9.4ppFiling ↑+8.1ppAdvocacy ↑+7.5ppIntellectual Property ↑+5.4pp

Declining in Demand

Attention to Detail ↓-32.0ppExcel ↓-26.9ppJournalism ↓-16.5ppCase Management ↓-15.7ppLogistics ↓-10.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Cgsfederal717.4%
Morganmorganjobsapplynow545.6%
Wilsonelser181.9%
Parnalllaw171.8%
Modern Family Law171.8%
Crisprecruit151.6%
Clydeco141.5%
stafffinancialgroup141.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States493
Remote88
United Kingdom21
Philippines12
Singapore10
Colombia8
Hong Kong7
South Africa5

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree58.4%398
Bachelor's Degree15.7%107
Master's Degree10.3%70
PhD / Doctorate0.4%3
High School / GED0.1%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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