State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Nevada, $64,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 38.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.8%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
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%
Nevada
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $64,680
- p25
- $55,410
- p75
- $76,980
- p10
- $47,640
- p90
- $82,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.