State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Arkansas, $47,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.2% — not 47.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.2%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-33.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $47,420
- p25
- $43,670
- p75
- $61,880
- p10
- $36,290
- p90
- $81,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.