State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Maryland, $65,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.6% — not 36.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.7%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+30.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Maryland
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $65,640
- p25
- $51,660
- p75
- $84,700
- p10
- $48,260
- p90
- $108,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.