State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Colorado vs West Virginia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Colorado earn a median of $78,190. In West Virginia, $59,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 32.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.5%
Colorado vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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%
West Virginia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $59,000
- p25
- $41,410
- p75
- $78,360
- p10
- $35,770
- p90
- $107,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.