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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Cleveland, OH

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Cleveland, OH earns $60,960 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,124 a month.

10th percentile
$43,410
25th percentile
$49,640
Median percentile
$60,960
75th percentile
$78,300
90th percentile
$94,540

Based on 2,960 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

$49,485 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,960
Federal income tax−$5,135
Social Security + Medicare−$4,663
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,676
Monthly take-home$4,124
Every two weeks$1,903

Does it go far here?

$64,904Median pay in Cleveland, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.9 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,050 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cleveland, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$248,400
Pediatricians, General$217,970
Chief Executives$199,350
Commercial Pilots$166,520
Financial Managers$157,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$156,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,460
Sales Managers$143,870

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