Exactly 130 of the 10,680 paralegals employed in Virginia, work in Lynchburg. There has been a 117% growth in the number of paralegals in Lynchburg between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of paralegals in Lynchburg has increased, overall employment in Lynchburg has also increased.

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In Lynchburg, salaries for paralegals have increased. Lynchburg paralegals made $34,900 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, paralegals in Lynchburg made an average salary of $31,915 per year. The growth in the salary of paralegals in Lynchburg is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Paralegals make a median salary of $34,785 per year in Lynchburg. The difference in pay between the paralegals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 56%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $27,805 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $43,310 per year.

On average paralegal salaries in Lynchburg are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

There is one degree and certificate program in paralegal offered by Lynchburg's paralegal school.

Approximately 3 students graduated from paralegal courses in 2010.