State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Michigan, $62,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.4% — not 44.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.4%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+26.4%
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%
Michigan
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $62,170
- p25
- $51,280
- p75
- $76,820
- p10
- $46,590
- p90
- $96,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.