State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Alaska, $68,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.8% — not 23.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.5%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-17.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $68,700
- p25
- $61,100
- p75
- $84,880
- p10
- $53,830
- p90
- $99,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.