State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Hawaii
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Hawaii, $62,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.8% — not 24.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.4%
Colorado vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+32.8%
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%
Hawaii
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $62,840
- p25
- $52,670
- p75
- $75,120
- p10
- $47,010
- p90
- $85,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.