State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Montana, $57,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.8% — not 56.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.7%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.8%
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%
Montana
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $57,290
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $66,960
- p10
- $46,140
- p90
- $76,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.