Exactly 17,370 of Washington DC's 12,010 paralegals work in Washington. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of paralegals in Washington has shrunk by 10%. As the employment for paralegals in Washington has decreased, overall employment in Washington has increased.

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As the number of paralegals in Washington has shrunk, salaries for paralegals have increased. In 2010 Washington paralegals earned an average yearly salary of $60,370. Four years earlier in 2006, paralegals in Washington made an average salary of $54,740 per year. The growth in the salary of paralegals in Washington is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Paralegals make a median salary of $57,325 per year in Washington. The 10% of paralegals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $36,730 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $90,430 per year.

On average paralegals in Washington earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Washington.

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

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

Approximately 96 students completed paralegal courses in 2010.