State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs North Dakota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In North Dakota, $59,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.6% — not 31.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.6%
Colorado vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+13.6%
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%
North Dakota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $59,430
- p25
- $49,290
- p75
- $66,120
- p10
- $45,300
- p90
- $78,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.