State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Minnesota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Minnesota, $75,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 3.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+3.5%
Colorado vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-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%
Minnesota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $75,570
- p25
- $56,230
- p75
- $83,420
- p10
- $47,730
- p90
- $102,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.