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Biannual salary and benefit surveys of Michigan paralegals were conducted from 2000 through 2006,

One job search frustration is the lack of salary information to use for comparison and negotiation. For the early years of the 21st century, Michigan paralegals were fortunate to have a thorough, state-specific salary and benefit survey conducted and published on a biannual basis. However, 2006 was the last year for that survey. Available surveys for 2007 forward are, for the most part, not state-specific.

  1. Michigan Paralegal Salary Surveys (2000 to 2006)

    • The first Special Counsel Michigan Legal Assistant (Paralegal) Salary and Benefit Survey was conducted in 2000. Subsequent surveys were conducted in 2002, 2004 and 2006. In 2000, nearly half of all respondents reported an annual base salary of $35,000 to $50,000. In both 2002 and 2004, a nearly identical percentage of respondents reported a salary of $40,000 to $60,000. More than 60 percent of respondents in the 2006 survey reported a salary exceeding $41,000, with 14 percent reporting a salary in excess of $60,000.

      At the time they were first conducted and published, the complete Michigan surveys looked at trends in salaries, benefits, specialties, educational background, firm requirements and career goals throughout the state. They also contained detailed results for salary levels linked to type of employer, years of service, specialty and county of employment. As of March 2010, a PowerPoint presentation of the detailed results of the 2006 survey was available on the website of the Paralegal/Legal Assistant Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

    NALA 2008 National Utilization-Compensation Survey

    • The National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. conducted a National Utilization-Compensation Survey in 2008. The results were reported by regions, with Michigan in the Great Lakes Region along with Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. The 2008 average salary reported for the Great Lakes Region was $48,779, compared with a Great Lakes Region average salary of $42,266 in the same salary in 2004.

    Robert Half Legal 2010 Salary Guide

    • The national recession of 2008 and 2009 is reflected in the Robert Half Legal 2010 Salary Guide. In her blog entry titled, "New Survey Shows Paralegal Salaries Going Down," author Chere Estrin said, "The salary guide is an analysis of actual starting salaries in 2009 and an extrapolation of these trends into 2010. Salaries have dropped from between .02% and 3.7% nationwide."

    Robert Half Legal Salary Calculator

    • The Robert Half Legal Salary Center provides a salary calculator, which makes it simple to look up a specific position and salary data customized for any city. Search criteria used on March 23, 2010, were the same for each of the Michigan population centers shown below: A midlevel paralegal with four to six years of experience in a law firm comprised of 35 to 75 attorneys.

      In Detroit, the salary range was $46,750 to $60,000, with a midpoint of $53,375. In Grand Rapids, the range was $40,906 to $52,500, with a midpoint of $46,703. In Ann Arbor, the range was $47,685 to $61,200, with a midpoint of $54,443. In Lansing, the range was $39,738 to $51,000, with a midpoint of $45,369. In Flint, the range was $40,252 to $51,660, with a midpoint of $45,956.

    Conclusion

    • Further research may be done using a variety of online resources.

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