How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area?

What the Paralegals and Legal Assistants median says in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Paralegals and Legal Assistants median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area at $58,660 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 23-2011 and BLS area 4800006.

BLS lists 160 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $56,470 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area's Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is 6.7% below the U.S. Paralegals and Legal Assistants median of $62,890 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 23-2011 with area 4800006

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 23-2011 and area 4800006. SOC 23-2011 names Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Area 4800006 names Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 23-2011/4800006 row has 160 wage and salary jobs. There are 1.08 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.43. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 23-2011/4800006, the annual median is $58,660 per year, while the matching mean is $56,470 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 23-2011/4800006 10th percentile: $34,800 per year.
• 23-2011/4800006 25th percentile: $46,390 per year.
• 23-2011/4800006 median: $58,660 per year.
• 23-2011/4800006 75th percentile: $60,220 per year.
• 23-2011/4800006 90th percentile: $75,920 per year.
• 23-2011/4800006 employment RSE: 27.9%. Mean-wage RSE: 3.9%.
• 23-2011/4800006 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 4800006 facts behind this Paralegals and Legal Assistants page

Area 4800006 reports 149,390 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $55,010. Its annual median is $44,850. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 23-2011 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area runs from $23,220 at the 10th percentile to $99,590 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $29,970. The median is $44,850. The 75th percentile is $63,430. This is a place check, not a pay range for Paralegals and Legal Assistants.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 4800006. They do not show related skills or a path into Paralegals and Legal Assistants.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 4800006. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 9,130. Yearly median: $24,740. Jobs per 1,000: 61.14. Location quotient: 2.21.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 4800006. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 6,450. Yearly median: $25,590. Jobs per 1,000: 43.14. Location quotient: 1.74.
• 3. General and Operations Managers. Area: 4800006. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 4,180. Yearly median: $88,390. Jobs per 1,000: 27.98. Location quotient: 1.24.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 4800006. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 3,520. Yearly median: $28,290. Jobs per 1,000: 23.55. Location quotient: 1.19.
• 5. Retail Salespersons. Area: 4800006. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 2,910. Yearly median: $29,910. Jobs per 1,000: 19.5. Location quotient: 0.78.
• 6. Office Clerks, General. Area: 4800006. SOC: 43-9061. Jobs: 2,840. Yearly median: $36,640. Jobs per 1,000: 19.04. Location quotient: 1.2.

Read the Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Paralegals and Legal Assistants

The 10th percentile is $34,800 per year. The 25th percentile is $46,390 per year. The median is $58,660 per year. The 75th percentile is $60,220 per year. The 90th percentile is $75,920 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $46,390 per year to $60,220 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $41,120. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $58,660 per year. Texas has $62,310 per year. The U.S. row has $62,890 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is 5.9% below Texas on the same published median. Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is 6.7% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area sits for Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area ranks 35 of 133 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 35 of 133 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 32. Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $59,150 per year. BLS estimates 60 jobs. The location quotient is 0.29.
• 33. Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $59,070 per year. BLS estimates 40 jobs. The location quotient is 0.36.
• 34. Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $59,000 per year. BLS estimates 50 jobs. The location quotient is 0.4.
• 36. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $58,620 per year. BLS estimates 160 jobs. The location quotient is 0.34.
• 37. East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $58,220 per year. BLS estimates 140 jobs. The location quotient is 0.39.
• 38. East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $57,820 per year. BLS estimates 100 jobs. The location quotient is 0.29.

Where Paralegals and Legal Assistants medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 23-2011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $74,210 per year. Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area sits at $58,660 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Paralegals and Legal Assistants is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Paralegals and Legal Assistants median of $74,210 per year, or $15,550 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 160 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.3.
• 2. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Paralegals and Legal Assistants median of $73,380 per year, or $14,720 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 160 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.44.
• 3. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Paralegals and Legal Assistants median of $72,970 per year, or $14,310 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 160 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.45.
• 4. Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Paralegals and Legal Assistants median of $69,110 per year, or $10,450 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 160 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.41.
• 5. Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Paralegals and Legal Assistants median of $69,110 per year, or $10,450 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 160 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is Not published.
• 6. Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a Paralegals and Legal Assistants median of $65,700 per year, or $7,040 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 160 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.73.
• 7. Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a Paralegals and Legal Assistants median of $65,390 per year, or $6,730 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 160 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.87.
• 8. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Paralegals and Legal Assistants median of $64,100 per year, or $5,440 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 160 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.54.

Where BLS counts the most Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs

Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in this same-source set, at 680 jobs. Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 160. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 680 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 520 jobs from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $55,860 per year, or $2,800 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 2. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 500 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 340 jobs from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $46,520 per year, or $12,140 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.78.
• 3. Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area has 420 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 260 jobs from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $48,030 per year, or $10,630 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.77.
• 4. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has 370 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 210 jobs from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $61,960 per year, or $3,300 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.45.
• 5. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 330 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 170 jobs from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $57,550 per year, or $1,110 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.47.
• 6. Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area has 310 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 150 jobs from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $49,110 per year, or $9,550 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.69.
• 7. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 280 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 120 jobs from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $49,610 per year, or $9,050 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.63.
• 8. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 280 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 120 jobs from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $47,400 per year, or $11,260 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.3.

Where Paralegals and Legal Assistants takes the largest share of local jobs

Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 1.45. Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 0.43. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Paralegals and Legal Assistants is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 1.02 from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 370 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $61,960 per year, or $3,300 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Virgin Islands (nonmetro area) has a location quotient of 1.11, a gap of 0.68 from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $52,140 per year, or $6,520 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.03, a gap of 0.60 from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $47,060 per year, or $11,600 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.01, a gap of 0.58 from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 680 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $55,860 per year, or $2,800 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. South Florida nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.99, a gap of 0.56 from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 220 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $56,700 per year, or $1,960 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.9, a gap of 0.47 from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 220 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $60,500 per year, or $1,840 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.89, a gap of 0.46 from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 170 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $46,690 per year, or $11,970 below Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.87, a gap of 0.44 from Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 190 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $65,390 per year, or $6,730 above Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

How common Paralegals and Legal Assistants is in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 160 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 1.08 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.43. A value of 1 means Paralegals and Legal Assistants has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Paralegals and Legal Assistants beside other roles in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is $44,850 per year. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $58,660 per year. Paralegals and Legal Assistants is 30.8% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $58,620 per year. BLS lists 1,280 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
• 2. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC 29-2061, has a Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $60,210 per year. BLS lists 1,230 jobs and a location quotient of 1.97.
• 3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $60,490 per year. BLS lists 1,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.44.
• 4. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2022, has a Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $61,130 per year. BLS lists 1,400 jobs and a location quotient of 2.35.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $62,110 per year. BLS lists 2,010 jobs and a location quotient of 1.97.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers, SOC 47-1011, has a Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $65,790 per year. BLS lists 1,270 jobs and a location quotient of 1.63.
• 7. Correctional Officers and Jailers, SOC 33-3012, has a Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $51,310 per year. BLS lists 2,010 jobs and a location quotient of 5.49.
• 8. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, SOC 47-2073, has a Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $50,440 per year. BLS lists 1,200 jobs and a location quotient of 2.61.

The largest detailed roles in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area table, at 9,130 jobs. Paralegals and Legal Assistants has 160 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 149,390. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Paralegals and Legal Assistants's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 9,130 jobs in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 8,970 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $24,740 per year, or $33,920 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 2.21.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 6,450 jobs in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 6,290 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $25,590 per year, or $33,070 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.74.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has 4,180 jobs in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,020 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $88,390 per year, or $29,730 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.24.
• 4. Cashiers has 3,520 jobs in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,360 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $28,290 per year, or $30,370 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.19.
• 5. Retail Salespersons has 2,910 jobs in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,750 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $29,910 per year, or $28,750 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.78.
• 6. Office Clerks, General has 2,840 jobs in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,680 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $36,640 per year, or $22,020 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.2.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 2,700 jobs in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,540 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $50,380 per year, or $8,280 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.36.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,650 jobs in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,490 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $35,950 per year, or $22,710 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.97.

Published role medians around Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Detectives and Criminal Investigators has the highest published median in the bounded Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area role table, at $97,950 per year. Paralegals and Legal Assistants has $58,660 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $44,850 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Detectives and Criminal Investigators has a median of $97,950 per year in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $39,290 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,630 jobs, compared with 160 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 14.85.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $88,390 per year in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $29,730 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 4,180 jobs, compared with 160 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.24.
• 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,540 per year in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $22,880 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 2,020 jobs, compared with 160 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.62.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $65,790 per year in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $7,130 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,270 jobs, compared with 160 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.63.
• 5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $62,110 per year in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $3,450 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 2,010 jobs, compared with 160 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.97.
• 6. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $61,130 per year in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $2,470 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,400 jobs, compared with 160 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 2.35.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $60,490 per year in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $1,830 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,920 jobs, compared with 160 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.44.
• 8. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $60,210 per year in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $1,550 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,230 jobs, compared with 160 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.97.

Roles with the largest local share in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Detectives and Criminal Investigators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area role table, at 14.85. Paralegals and Legal Assistants has 0.43. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Paralegals and Legal Assistants with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Detectives and Criminal Investigators has a location quotient of 14.85 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 14.42 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,630 jobs and a median of $97,950 per year, or $39,290 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 2. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 5.49 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.06 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 2,010 jobs and a median of $51,310 per year, or $7,350 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 3. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 2.61 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.18 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,200 jobs and a median of $50,440 per year, or $8,220 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 4. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 2.35 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.92 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,400 jobs and a median of $61,130 per year, or $2,470 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 2.21 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.78 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 9,130 jobs and a median of $24,740 per year, or $33,920 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 6. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 1.97 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.54 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,230 jobs and a median of $60,210 per year, or $1,550 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.97 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.54 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 2,010 jobs and a median of $62,110 per year, or $3,450 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.78 in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.35 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 2,430 jobs and a median of $27,920 per year, or $30,740 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.

What $58,660 may mean after the Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $58,660 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Paralegals and Legal Assistants with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Paralegals and Legal Assistants row is 27.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 3.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 160 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $56,470 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Paralegals and Legal Assistants. It uses a Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $58,660 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Paralegals and Legal Assistants row for Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 160 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.43 is not a growth score. Rank 35 of 133 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 23-2011 in BLS area 4800006. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.