State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Arizona, $61,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.1% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.3%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-25.1%
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
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.