Legal Assistant

Class code 1820 · Bargaining Unit R01

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
Range	Monthly	Annual
A	$4,873 to $6,102	$58,476 to $73,224
L	$5,019 to $6,285	$60,228 to $75,420

Representation

Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 represents Bargaining Unit R01, Administrative, Financial and Staff Services.

Where these jobs are

31 state employees held this classification in 2025, from State Controller payroll data.

Department	Employees
Compensation Insurance Fund, State	5
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation	4
Justice, Department of (Attorney General)	4
Department of Managed Health Care	4
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control	2

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Paralegals and Legal Assistants across all California employers was $77,390 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $58,476 to $75,420 a year.

Footnotes

Footnote 01 Used in Pay Letters to designate 12-month probationary period. In the Alphabetic and Schematic Pay Scales Listings, a column is provided for designating the months of the probationary period. (Reinstituted 12/78)
Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)