State comparison · 2025
Lawyers salary: Colorado vs Washington
Lawyers in Colorado earn a median of $168,520. In Washington, $154,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.5% — not 9.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.3%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+13.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Lawyers
- Median
- $168,520
- p25
- $107,420
- p75
- $233,910
- p10
- $83,350
- p90
- $336,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
Washington
Lawyers
- Median
- $154,130
- p25
- $111,080
- p75
- $205,130
- p10
- $94,260
- p90
- $298,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -19%
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.