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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Pittsburgh, PA earns $63,620 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,279 a month.

10th percentile
$45,710
25th percentile
$50,400
Median percentile
$63,620
75th percentile
$79,060
90th percentile
$94,680

Based on 2,620 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

$51,346 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,620
Federal income tax−$5,454
Social Security + Medicare−$4,867
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,953
Monthly take-home$4,279
Every two weeks$1,975

Does it go far here?

$67,201Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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