State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs South Carolina
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In South Carolina, $53,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.9% — not 45.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.1%
Colorado vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+31.9%
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%
South Carolina
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $53,880
- p25
- $46,630
- p75
- $61,620
- p10
- $38,020
- p90
- $75,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.