State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Indiana
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Indiana, $57,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 37.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.1%
Colorado vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+24.1%
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%
Indiana
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $57,030
- p25
- $46,870
- p75
- $74,240
- p10
- $40,650
- p90
- $92,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.