State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Ohio
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Ohio, $60,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.5% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.4%
Colorado vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+16.5%
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%
Ohio
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $60,420
- p25
- $49,500
- p75
- $77,360
- p10
- $41,720
- p90
- $94,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.