State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Arizona vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Arizona, $61,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.4%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.5%
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
Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $79,400
- p25
- $62,670
- p75
- $100,960
- p10
- $50,470
- p90
- $116,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.