State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Montana
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Montana, $57,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 36.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.5%
Colorado vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+25.2%
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%
Montana
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $57,290
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $66,960
- p10
- $46,140
- p90
- $76,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.