State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Tennessee
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Tennessee, $58,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.5% — not 32.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.9%
Colorado vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+18.5%
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%
Tennessee
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $58,820
- p25
- $47,270
- p75
- $67,470
- p10
- $43,570
- p90
- $83,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.