State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Pennsylvania, $63,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.8% — not 41.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.6%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+25.8%
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%
Pennsylvania
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $63,370
- p25
- $50,710
- p75
- $78,980
- p10
- $45,710
- p90
- $96,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +33%
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.