Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Gainesville, GA

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Gainesville, GA earns $56,200 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,702 a month.

10th percentile: $38,980
25th percentile: $48,010
Median percentile: $56,200
75th percentile: $63,890
90th percentile: $79,500

Based on 200 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

$44,420 take-home a year

Gross pay	$56,200
Federal income tax	−$4,564
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,299
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,917
Monthly take-home	$3,702
Every two weeks	$1,708

Does it go far here?

$58,078Median pay in Gainesville, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).

36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,341 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gainesville, GA

Job	Median pay
Managers, All Other	$98,660
General and Operations Managers	$95,710
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,730
Accountants and Auditors	$75,200
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$74,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$69,640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$64,780

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