State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Missouri
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Missouri, $61,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.3%
Colorado vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+12.1%
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%
Missouri
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $61,410
- p25
- $47,520
- p75
- $75,980
- p10
- $42,150
- p90
- $96,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.