Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/paralegal/austria/ Title: Paralegal hourly rate in Austria, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Paralegal pay in Austria: median wage €19 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate €30. Wage percentiles from the 10th to the 90th and the rate by level. Austria · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Paralegal hourly rate in Austria The market median wage for a Paralegal in Austria is **€19.28 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **€30 an hour** on Deftridge. **€30/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **€19.28/hr** median wage **€14-25** middle half of wages **€650** a month at 5 hours a week ## Paralegal wage percentiles in Austria 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 | €12.22 | €260 | €25,400 | | 25th | €14.41 | €310 | €30,000 | | Median | €19.28 | €420 | €40,100 | | 75th | €25.33 | €550 | €52,700 | | 90th | €32.19 | €700 | €67,000 | Source: Eurostat, 2022; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Austria in numbers What sets Austria apart for a Paralegal, from the same sources as the table above. - **€26** country floor: no Austria rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Paralegal in Austria 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist (country floor) | €26 | €560 | | Senior | €30 | €650 | - Regular role **€30** - One-off task **€30** - Task bundle **€30** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the Austria floor of €26 applies instead. ## Paralegal pay in other countries Typical contractor rate for a senior Paralegal, highest first; 9 of 26 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | Denmark | €28.73 | €40 | | Ireland | €24.73 | €36 | | Luxembourg | €25.39 | €35 | | Belgium | €22.23 | €32 | | Germany | €19.91 | €32 | | Netherlands | €19.52 | €30 | | Sweden | €17.75 | €25 | | Finland | €17.55 | €25 | | France | €13.98 | €21 | ## 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. [Paralegal rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/paralegal/) · [Paralegal jobs in Austria](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paralegal/austria/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)