State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Connecticut, $63,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17% — not 19.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.6%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17%
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%
Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $79,400
- p25
- $62,670
- p75
- $100,960
- p10
- $50,470
- p90
- $116,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.