State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Iowa
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Iowa, $54,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 43.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.3%
Colorado vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+22.1%
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%
Iowa
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $54,550
- p25
- $47,820
- p75
- $66,560
- p10
- $37,900
- p90
- $83,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.