State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs New Jersey
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In New Jersey, $71,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 9.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.4%
Colorado vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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 Jersey
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $71,500
- p25
- $60,040
- p75
- $80,920
- p10
- $47,070
- p90
- $99,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.