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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Asheville, NC

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Asheville, NC earns $57,500 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,828 a month.

10th percentile
$46,190
25th percentile
$50,890
Median percentile
$57,500
75th percentile
$64,190
90th percentile
$77,670

Based on 590 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$45,938 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,500
Federal income tax−$4,720
Social Security + Medicare−$4,399
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,444
Monthly take-home$3,828
Every two weeks$1,767

Does it go far here?

$59,582Median pay in Asheville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,296 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Asheville, NC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$360,010
Pharmacists$136,460
Software Developers$134,350
Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Managers, All Other$124,150
Medical and Health Services Managers$122,710
Industrial Engineers$100,490
Project Management Specialists$97,470

All paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina