Exactly 18,160 of the 56,490 paralegals employed in California, work in Cerritos. There has been a 10% decline in the number of paralegals in Cerritos between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for paralegals in Cerritos has decreased, overall employment in Cerritos has increased.

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As the number of paralegals in Cerritos has shrunk, salaries for paralegals have increased. Cerritos paralegals made $55,585 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for paralegals in Cerritos was $49,875 per year. The growth in the salary of paralegals in Cerritos is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Paralegals make a median salary of $53,325 per year in Cerritos. The difference in pay between the paralegals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 180%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $30,320 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $84,905 per year.

Paralegal salaries in Cerritos are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited paralegal school in the city. Many of Cerritos' paralegals are graduates of this school.

Cerritos' paralegal school offers one paralegal degree and certificate program.

Approximately 38 students completed paralegal courses in 2010.