State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Alabama, $47,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.8% — not 47.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.3%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-34.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $47,260
- p25
- $38,150
- p75
- $63,490
- p10
- $30,750
- p90
- $77,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $89,750
- p25
- $72,240
- p75
- $114,920
- p10
- $59,770
- p90
- $131,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +500%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.