State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Oregon
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Oregon, $61,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.5% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.2%
Colorado vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+27.5%
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%
Oregon
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $61,490
- p25
- $55,490
- p75
- $80,950
- p10
- $48,250
- p90
- $98,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.