State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Oklahoma, $53,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 68.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.8%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+34.9%
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%
Oklahoma
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $53,170
- p25
- $40,330
- p75
- $61,840
- p10
- $36,020
- p90
- $82,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.