State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs New Hampshire
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In New Hampshire, $62,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.4% — not 26%.
Nominal pay gap
+26%
Colorado vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+27.4%
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%
New Hampshire
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $62,040
- p25
- $53,540
- p75
- $77,040
- p10
- $46,870
- p90
- $86,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.