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State comparison · 2025

Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Arizona vs Colorado

Occupation

Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Arizona, $61,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.3% — not 21.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-21.2%
Arizona vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
-19.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Arizona

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Median
$61,630
p25
$48,840
p75
$79,250
p10
$45,700
p90
$96,340
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
100.7
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Colorado

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Median
$78,190
p25
$62,560
p75
$95,070
p10
$56,930
p90
$106,160
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-67%
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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.