State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In New York, $68,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.8% — not 31.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.2%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+28.8%
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%
New York
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $68,410
- p25
- $57,430
- p75
- $94,200
- p10
- $48,330
- p90
- $115,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -77%
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.