State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Connecticut, $63,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.6% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.9%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-24.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $63,820
- p25
- $50,180
- p75
- $80,580
- p10
- $46,440
- p90
- $100,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
District of Columbia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $89,750
- p25
- $72,240
- p75
- $114,920
- p10
- $59,770
- p90
- $131,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +500%
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.