State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: California vs District of Columbia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In California, $77,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 13.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.8%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-14.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $77,390
- p25
- $60,170
- p75
- $98,430
- p10
- $50,460
- p90
- $119,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
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.