State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Vermont, $67,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.2% — not 33.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.6%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+19.2%
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%
Vermont
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $67,160
- p25
- $58,530
- p75
- $78,620
- p10
- $48,650
- p90
- $87,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.