Average Paralegal / Legal Assistant Salary in Edmonton, Alberta

The line graph shows Paralegal / Legal Assistant salary in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Paralegal / Legal Assistant having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $43,680.00.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Paralegal / Legal Assistant salary would increase again to a total of $58,097.95, adding $14,417.95 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $63,840.00.

And finally, once the Paralegal / Legal Assistant gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $65,160.00.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Paralegal / Legal Assistant's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Paralegal / Legal Assistant when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Paralegal / Legal Assistant is Filing Court Documents which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 16% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Filing Court Documents.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Drafting Correspondence with 3%. It can be said that Drafting Correspondence skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Paralegal / Legal Assistant. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $43,842.00 whereas the highest earning is $63,986.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $63,986.00 at 8%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 26% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 2% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 8% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 7% more than the average salary.