State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In South Carolina, $53,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42% — not 66.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+66.6%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+42%
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%
South Carolina
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $53,880
- p25
- $46,630
- p75
- $61,620
- p10
- $38,020
- p90
- $75,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.