Of the 5,770 paralegals employed in Alabama, 190 work in Tuscaloosa. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of paralegals in Tuscaloosa has grown by 280%. As the number of paralegals in Tuscaloosa has increased, overall employment in Tuscaloosa has decreased.

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Salaries for paralegals in Tuscaloosa have decreased. In 2010 paralegals in Tuscaloosa reportedly earned an average salary of $28,250 per year. The average salary for paralegals in Tuscaloosa was $28,340 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Tuscaloosa.

Paralegals in Tuscaloosa make a median yearly salary of $26,950. The difference in pay between the paralegals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 85%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $20,620 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $38,110 per year.

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

Many of Tuscaloosa's paralegals are graduates of the only accredited paralegal school in the city.

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

In 2010 approximately 3 students graduated from paralegal courses.