State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Mississippi, $46,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.9% — not 94.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+94.3%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+53.9%
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%
Mississippi
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $46,180
- p25
- $36,900
- p75
- $58,790
- p10
- $35,660
- p90
- $67,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.