State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In New Jersey, $71,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 25.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.5%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+24.3%
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%
New Jersey
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $71,500
- p25
- $60,040
- p75
- $80,920
- p10
- $47,070
- p90
- $99,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.