State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In North Dakota, $59,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.3% — not 51%.
Nominal pay gap
+51%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+22.3%
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%
North Dakota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $59,430
- p25
- $49,290
- p75
- $66,120
- p10
- $45,300
- p90
- $78,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.