State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs Vermont
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In Vermont, $67,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 16.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.4%
Colorado vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+10.7%
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%
Vermont
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $67,160
- p25
- $58,530
- p75
- $78,620
- p10
- $48,650
- p90
- $87,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.