State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs New York
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In New York, $68,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.6% — not 14.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.3%
Colorado vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+19.6%
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 York
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $68,410
- p25
- $57,430
- p75
- $94,200
- p10
- $48,330
- p90
- $115,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -77%
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.