Of the 8,190 paralegals employed in Minnesota, 330 work in Fergus Falls. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of paralegals in Fergus Falls has grown by 27%. As the employment for paralegals in Fergus Falls has increased, overall employment in Fergus Falls has also increased.

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As the number of paralegals in Fergus Falls has grown, salaries for paralegals have decreased. In 2010 paralegals in Fergus Falls reportedly earned an average salary of $33,975 per year. The average salary for paralegals in Fergus Falls was $36,700 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of paralegals in Fergus Falls is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Paralegals make a median salary of $33,840 per year in Fergus Falls. The difference in pay between the paralegals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 80%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $24,320 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $43,830 per year.

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

Many of Fergus Falls' paralegals are graduates of the only accredited paralegal school in the city.

Fergus Falls' paralegal school offers one paralegal degree and certificate program.

Approximately 10 students graduated from paralegal courses in 2010.