State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Idaho
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Idaho, $49,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.8% — not 57.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.4%
Colorado vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+45.8%
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%
Idaho
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $49,690
- p25
- $43,990
- p75
- $62,540
- p10
- $36,930
- p90
- $75,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.