State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Colorado, $78,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.1% — not 12.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.9%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-7.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
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.