Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/ Title: Legal Operations hourly rate in Pennsylvania | Deftridge Summary: Legal Operations pay in Pennsylvania: median wage $29 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $40. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024. PA · United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Legal Operations hourly rate in Pennsylvania The market median wage for a Legal Operations in Pennsylvania is **$29.09 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$40 an hour** on Deftridge, -11% against the United States rate. **$40/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$29.09/hr** median wage **$21-37** middle half of wages **$870** a month at 5 hours a week ## Legal Operations wage percentiles in Pennsylvania Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $15.93 | $350 | $33,100 | | 25th | $21.09 | $460 | $43,900 | | Median | $29.09 | $630 | $60,500 | | 75th | $36.82 | $800 | $76,600 | | 90th | $45.87 | $990 | $95,400 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 23,450 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Pennsylvania in numbers What sets Pennsylvania apart for a Legal Operations, from the same sources as the table above. - **-7%** median wage against the United States median of $31.15 - **30th of 51** states by median wage for this role - **23,450** people employed in the role in this place - **$34.78** median wage in the Gettysburg metro area, the highest here - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Legal Operations in Pennsylvania by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $40 | $870 | | Manager | $50 | $1,080 | | Director | $60 | $1,300 | - Regular role **$40** - One-off task **$50** - Task bundle **$45** ## Legal Operations pay across United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Legal Operations, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Pennsylvania ranks **30 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $39.61 | $55 | | Massachusetts | $39.53 | $55 | | Vermont | $36.56 | $55 | | Connecticut | $29.60 | $45 | | Hawaii | $29.56 | $45 | | Nevada | $29.13 | $40 | | Pennsylvania | $29.09 | $40 | | Arizona | $28.26 | $40 | | Rhode Island | $28.13 | $40 | | Minnesota | $27.72 | $40 | ## Metro areas in Pennsylvania Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Gettysburg $34.78/hr median wage · range $27-41](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) - [Chambersburg $33.16/hr median wage · range $27-40](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) - [York $32.73/hr median wage · range $24-40](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) - [Philadelphia $31.29/hr median wage · range $24-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) - [Reading $30.30/hr median wage · range $23-38](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) - [Allentown $29.46/hr median wage · range $20-38](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) - [Lancaster $28.27/hr median wage · range $20-36](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) - [Scranton $27.80/hr median wage · range $22-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) - [Pittsburgh $27.55/hr median wage · range $21-34](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) - [Altoona $26.89/hr median wage · range $22-33](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Legal Operations rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/) · [Legal Operations jobs in Pennsylvania](https://deftridge.com/jobs/legal-operations/pennsylvania/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)