As of 2005, there were 5,560 paralegals employed in Alberta, which was a 25% increase from 2000 when there were 4,190 employed. The average salary among them was $36,827, while the median was $35,549. The median increased by about 3.5% from the year 2000 when it was $34,326.
Province
Area
Hourly median wage
Alberta
Calgary / Banff / Jasper / Rocky Mountain House
$24.14
Alberta
Edmonton*
$26.68
*Hourly 5th and 95th percentile wage
Statistics Canada originally published the data shown here in 2008. All data provided here reflects the findings of information gathered during Census Canada’s 2006 census poll.