Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/paralegal/italy/ Title: Paralegal hourly rate in Italy, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Paralegal pay in Italy: median wage €14 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of €20. Source: Eurostat, 2022. Free for professionals. Italy · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Paralegal hourly rate in Italy The market median wage for a Paralegal in Italy is **€13.85 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **€20 an hour** on Deftridge. **€20/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **€13.85/hr** median wage **€11-19** middle half of wages **€430** a month at 5 hours a week ## Paralegal wage percentiles in Italy 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 | €9.69 | €210 | €20,200 | | 25th | €10.90 | €240 | €22,700 | | Median | €13.85 | €300 | €28,800 | | 75th | €19.33 | €420 | €40,200 | | 90th | €25.93 | €560 | €53,900 | Source: Eurostat, 2022; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Italy in numbers What sets Italy apart for a Paralegal, from the same sources as the table above. - **€20** country floor: no Italy rate is published below it, and this role is at the floor ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Paralegal in Italy 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) | €20 | €430 | | Senior (country floor) | €20 | €430 | - Regular role (floor) **€20** - One-off task **€23** - Task bundle **€21** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the Italy floor of €20 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 | | Austria | €19.28 | €30 | | Sweden | €17.75 | €25 | | Finland | €17.55 | €25 | ## 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 Italy](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paralegal/italy/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)