State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs New Mexico
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In New Mexico, $59,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.7%
Colorado vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+16.9%
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 Mexico
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $59,840
- p25
- $48,130
- p75
- $72,520
- p10
- $43,660
- p90
- $80,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.