State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Nebraska
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Nebraska, $63,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 23.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.6%
Colorado vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+8%
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%
Nebraska
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $63,250
- p25
- $49,390
- p75
- $73,940
- p10
- $44,230
- p90
- $86,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.