Of the 56,490 paralegals employed in California, 3,580 work in Sacramento. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of paralegals in Sacramento has grown by 3%. As the number of paralegals in Sacramento has increased, overall employment in Sacramento has decreased.

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In Sacramento, salaries for paralegals have increased. Sacramento paralegals made $48,995 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for paralegals in Sacramento was $43,745 per year. The growth in the salary of paralegals in Sacramento is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Paralegals in Sacramento make a median yearly salary of $49,425. The difference in pay between the paralegals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 144%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $28,150 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $68,590 per year.

Sacramento paralegals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 2 accredited paralegal schools in the city. Many of Sacramento's paralegals are graduates of one of these schools.

Sacramento's paralegal schools offer 3 paralegal degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 143 students graduated from paralegal courses in 2010.