State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs South Dakota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In South Dakota, $58,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.2% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.1%
Colorado vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+15.2%
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 Dakota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $58,320
- p25
- $53,730
- p75
- $67,200
- p10
- $48,890
- p90
- $84,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.