Exactly 6,610 of the 56,490 paralegals employed in California, work in San Francisco. Between 2006 and 2010, in San Francisco, there has been a 13% decline in the number of paralegals. As the employment for paralegals in San Francisco has decreased, overall employment in San Francisco has increased.

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As the number of paralegals in San Francisco has shrunk, salaries for paralegals have increased. San Francisco paralegals made $65,975 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, paralegals in San Francisco made an average salary of $57,030 per year. The growth in the salary of paralegals in San Francisco is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Paralegals in San Francisco make a median yearly salary of $66,680. The difference in pay between the paralegals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 118%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $41,810 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $91,250 per year.

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

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

San Francisco's paralegal schools offer 3 paralegal degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 27 students completed paralegal courses in 2010.