State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Maine
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Maine, $62,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 25.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.3%
Colorado vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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%
Maine
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $62,420
- p25
- $57,840
- p75
- $71,500
- p10
- $48,260
- p90
- $80,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.