State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Nevada
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Nevada, $64,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 20.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.9%
Colorado vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+17.3%
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%
Nevada
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $64,680
- p25
- $55,410
- p75
- $76,980
- p10
- $47,640
- p90
- $82,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.