State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Kentucky
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Kentucky, $59,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.3% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.7%
Colorado vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+14.3%
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%
Kentucky
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $59,830
- p25
- $47,220
- p75
- $70,920
- p10
- $36,560
- p90
- $78,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.