State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Texas
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Texas, $62,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.5%
Colorado vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+18.2%
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%
Texas
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $62,310
- p25
- $47,410
- p75
- $77,740
- p10
- $39,190
- p90
- $98,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.