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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $62,370 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,137 a month.

10th percentile
$46,800
25th percentile
$49,360
Median percentile
$62,370
75th percentile
$78,900
90th percentile
$94,570

Based on 870 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

$49,644 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,370
Federal income tax−$5,304
Social Security + Medicare−$4,771
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,651
Monthly take-home$4,137
Every two weeks$1,909

Does it go far here?

$65,277Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

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