How much do paralegals and legal assistants make in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area?

What the Paralegals and Legal Assistants median says in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Paralegals and Legal Assistants median in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area at $62,440 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 0600003.

BLS lists 120 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 $65,400 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area's Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is 0.7% 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 0600003

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 23-2011 and area 0600003. SOC 23-2011 names Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Area 0600003 names North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 23-2011/0600003 row has 120 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 23-2011/0600003, the annual median is $62,440 per year, while the matching mean is $65,400 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 23-2011/0600003 10th percentile: $49,540 per year.
• 23-2011/0600003 25th percentile: $50,950 per year.
• 23-2011/0600003 median: $62,440 per year.
• 23-2011/0600003 75th percentile: $72,260 per year.
• 23-2011/0600003 90th percentile: $83,760 per year.
• 23-2011/0600003 employment RSE: 7.1%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.7%.
• 23-2011/0600003 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 0600003 facts behind this Paralegals and Legal Assistants page

Area 0600003 reports 109,630 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $64,870. Its annual median is $49,350. 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 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area runs from $34,910 at the 10th percentile to $112,420 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,900. The median is $49,350. The 75th percentile is $75,990. 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 0600003. They do not show related skills or a path into Paralegals and Legal Assistants.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 0600003. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 10,140. Yearly median: $34,820. Jobs per 1,000: 92.48. Location quotient: 3.34.
• 2. Cashiers. Area: 0600003. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 3,260. Yearly median: $36,510. Jobs per 1,000: 29.78. Location quotient: 1.5.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 0600003. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 2,750. Yearly median: $39,710. Jobs per 1,000: 25.08. Location quotient: 1.01.
• 4. Retail Salespersons. Area: 0600003. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 2,580. Yearly median: $38,520. Jobs per 1,000: 23.56. Location quotient: 0.94.
• 5. Office Clerks, General. Area: 0600003. SOC: 43-9061. Jobs: 2,310. Yearly median: $47,350. Jobs per 1,000: 21.04. Location quotient: 1.33.
• 6. Registered Nurses. Area: 0600003. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 2,200. Yearly median: $133,830. Jobs per 1,000: 20.05. Location quotient: 0.92.

Read the North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Paralegals and Legal Assistants

The 10th percentile is $49,540 per year. The 25th percentile is $50,950 per year. The median is $62,440 per year. The 75th percentile is $72,260 per year. The 90th percentile is $83,760 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 $50,950 per year to $72,260 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $34,220. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $62,440 per year. California has $77,390 per year. The U.S. row has $62,890 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area is 19.3% below California on the same published median. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area is 0.7% 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 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits for Paralegals and Legal Assistants

North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area ranks 14 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 14 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.

• 11. Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $63,580 per year. BLS estimates 50 jobs. The location quotient is 0.27.
• 12. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $63,270 per year. BLS estimates 190 jobs. The location quotient is 0.7.
• 13. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $62,690 per year. BLS estimates 80 jobs. The location quotient is 0.31.
• 15. Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $62,300 per year. BLS estimates 100 jobs. The location quotient is 0.34.
• 16. Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $62,030 per year. BLS estimates 150 jobs. The location quotient is 0.37.
• 17. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $61,960 per year. BLS estimates 370 jobs. The location quotient is 1.45.

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. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area sits at $62,440 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 $11,770 above North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 120 in North Coast Region of California 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 $10,940 above North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 120 in North Coast Region of California 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 $10,530 above North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 120 in North Coast Region of California 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 $6,670 above North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 120 in North Coast Region of California 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 $6,670 above North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 120 in North Coast Region of California 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 $3,260 above North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 120 in North Coast Region of California 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 $2,950 above North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 190 jobs there, compared with 120 in North Coast Region of California 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 $1,660 above North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 120 in North Coast Region of California 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. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has 120. 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 560 jobs from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $55,860 per year, or $6,580 below North Coast Region of California 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 380 jobs from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $46,520 per year, or $15,920 below North Coast Region of California 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 300 jobs from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $48,030 per year, or $14,410 below North Coast Region of California 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 250 jobs from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $61,960 per year, or $480 below North Coast Region of California 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 210 jobs from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $57,550 per year, or $4,890 below North Coast Region of California 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 190 jobs from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $49,110 per year, or $13,330 below North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.69.
• 7. Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 280 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 160 jobs from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $49,610 per year, or $12,830 below North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.63.
• 8. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 280 estimated Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs, a gap of 160 jobs from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $47,400 per year, or $15,040 below North Coast Region of California 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. North Coast Region of California 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 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 370 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $61,960 per year, or $480 below North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Virgin Islands (nonmetro area) has a location quotient of 1.11, a gap of 0.68 from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 90 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $52,140 per year, or $10,300 below North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.03, a gap of 0.60 from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $47,060 per year, or $15,380 below North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.01, a gap of 0.58 from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 680 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $55,860 per year, or $6,580 below North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. South Florida nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.99, a gap of 0.56 from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 220 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $56,700 per year, or $5,740 below North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.9, a gap of 0.47 from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 220 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $60,500 per year, or $1,940 below North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.89, a gap of 0.46 from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 170 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $46,690 per year, or $15,750 below North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.87, a gap of 0.44 from North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 190 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs and a median of $65,390 per year, or $2,950 above North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

How common Paralegals and Legal Assistants is in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 120 Paralegals and Legal Assistants jobs in North Coast Region of California 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 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area is $49,350 per year. The Paralegals and Legal Assistants median is $62,440 per year. Paralegals and Legal Assistants is 26.5% 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 North Coast Region of California 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. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $61,770 per year. BLS lists 1,240 jobs and a location quotient of 0.86.
• 2. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $64,850 per year. BLS lists 960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.24.
• 3. Child, Family, and School Social Workers, SOC 21-1021, has a North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $59,390 per year. BLS lists 790 jobs and a location quotient of 2.85.
• 4. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $54,750 per year. BLS lists 1,300 jobs and a location quotient of 1.34.
• 5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $52,920 per year. BLS lists 1,120 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $51,760 per year. BLS lists 990 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $73,370 per year. BLS lists 910 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
• 8. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area median of $74,880 per year. BLS lists 750 jobs and a location quotient of 0.73.

The largest detailed roles in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area

Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area table, at 10,140 jobs. Paralegals and Legal Assistants has 120 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 109,630. 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 10,140 jobs in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 10,020 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $34,820 per year, or $27,620 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 3.34.
• 2. Cashiers has 3,260 jobs in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,140 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $36,510 per year, or $25,930 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.5.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,750 jobs in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,630 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $39,710 per year, or $22,730 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 4. Retail Salespersons has 2,580 jobs in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,460 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $38,520 per year, or $23,920 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 5. Office Clerks, General has 2,310 jobs in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,190 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $47,350 per year, or $15,090 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.33.
• 6. Registered Nurses has 2,200 jobs in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,080 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $133,830 per year, or $71,390 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 7. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has 1,970 jobs in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,850 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $45,970 per year, or $16,470 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.97.
• 8. General and Operations Managers has 1,910 jobs in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,790 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its median is $97,570 per year, or $35,130 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.77.

Published role medians around North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area

Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area role table, at $133,830 per year. Paralegals and Legal Assistants has $62,440 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $49,350 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. Registered Nurses has a median of $133,830 per year in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $71,390 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 2,200 jobs, compared with 120 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 2. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $98,730 per year in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $36,290 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 800 jobs, compared with 120 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 2.99.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $97,570 per year in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $35,130 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,910 jobs, compared with 120 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.77.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $95,890 per year in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $33,450 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 900 jobs, compared with 120 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.2.
• 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $79,380 per year in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $16,940 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,820 jobs, compared with 120 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.86.
• 6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $74,880 per year in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $12,440 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 750 jobs, compared with 120 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.73.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $73,370 per year in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $10,930 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 910 jobs, compared with 120 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 8. Construction Laborers has a median of $64,850 per year in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, or $2,410 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 960 jobs, compared with 120 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.24.

Roles with the largest local share in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has the highest location quotient in the bounded North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area role table, at 3.34. 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. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 3.34 in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.91 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 10,140 jobs and a median of $34,820 per year, or $27,620 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 2. Social and Human Service Assistants has a location quotient of 3.12 in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.69 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 960 jobs and a median of $45,370 per year, or $17,070 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 3. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 2.99 in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.56 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 800 jobs and a median of $98,730 per year, or $36,290 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 4. Child, Family, and School Social Workers has a location quotient of 2.85 in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.42 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 790 jobs and a median of $59,390 per year, or $3,050 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 5. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 2.03 in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.60 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,230 jobs and a median of $36,800 per year, or $25,640 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 6. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.97 in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.54 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,970 jobs and a median of $45,970 per year, or $16,470 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 1.86 in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.43 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 1,820 jobs and a median of $79,380 per year, or $16,940 above Paralegals and Legal Assistants.
• 8. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.5 in North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.07 from Paralegals and Legal Assistants. BLS lists 3,260 jobs and a median of $36,510 per year, or $25,930 below Paralegals and Legal Assistants.

What $62,440 may mean after the North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $62,440 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 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Paralegals and Legal Assistants row is 7.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.7%. 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 120 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $65,400 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 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Paralegals and Legal Assistants. It uses a North Coast Region of California 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 $62,440 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 North Coast Region of California 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 120 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.43 is not a growth score. Rank 14 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 0600003. 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.