State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Illinois
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Illinois, $63,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.8%
Colorado vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+19.1%
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%
Illinois
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $63,670
- p25
- $56,160
- p75
- $81,970
- p10
- $46,860
- p90
- $104,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +800%
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.