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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Columbus, IN

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Columbus, IN earns $50,500 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,437 a month.

10th percentile
$39,590
25th percentile
$47,460
Median percentile
$50,500
75th percentile
$62,090
90th percentile
$80,490

Based on 50 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

$41,242 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,500
Federal income tax−$3,880
Social Security + Medicare−$3,863
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,515
Monthly take-home$3,437
Every two weeks$1,586

Does it go far here?

$54,299Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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