Paralegal Schools In Maryland
Maryland has 12 accredited paralegal schools where paralegal faculty who teach paralegal classes can find employment. The trends in Maryland's paralegal academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in paralegal includes paralegal training at the following levels:
- Paralegal Certificate
- Associates degree in Paralegal
- Bachelors degree in Paralegal
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Professional Trends
Maryland Vs. National Paralegal Employment
| Maryland | 9,200 |
| National | 476,640 |
Approximately 2% of the country's paralegals work in Maryland state.
Employment Growth for Paralegals In Maryland
| 9,810 | 9,190 | 9,270 | 8,870 | 9,200 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Paralegal is a shrinking field in Maryland. 610 less paralegals were working in Maryland in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of paralegals has shrunk by 6%. This decline is faster than the change in the number of paralegals around the country. Nationally, the number of paralegals has shrunk by 4% from 2006 to 2010.
Paralegal VS. All Professions salaries in Maryland
| $44,510 | $44,170 | $45,110 | $46,160 | $46,165 |
| $47,750 | $50,212 | $51,747 | $52,671 | $54,055 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Paralegal
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Maryland, as the number of paralegals is declining, the salaries earned by paralegals are increasing. The mean salary for paralegals in 2006 was $44,510 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $46,165 per year.
Salary percentiles for Paralegals in Maryland
10th percentile |
$29,645 |
25th percentile |
$35,905 |
50th percentile |
$44,900 |
75th percentile |
$54,340 |
90th percentile |
$64,470 |
Thus, paralegals' salaries grew by 4% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Maryland state, within the field of paralegal, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid paralegals earn 117% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Paralegals and related professions in Maryland
Court Reporter |
$44,260 |
Criminal Justice |
$47,718 |
Homeland Security |
$50,810 |
Law |
$66,572 |
Paralegal |
$46,165 |
Paralegals in Maryland earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Paralegal programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maryland
associate |
10 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
10 |
| Total | 21 |
As the number of paralegals is decreasing in Maryland state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited paralegal schools in Maryland state is decreasing. In Maryland, there were 288 graduates in 2006. And there were 246 graduates from paralegal courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 15% percent decrease in the number of paralegal school degree or certificate graduates in Maryland. 48% of these graduates received a associate's degree in paralegal.