State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Virginia, $63,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29% — not 40.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.3%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+29%
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%
Virginia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $63,990
- p25
- $56,050
- p75
- $81,590
- p10
- $47,860
- p90
- $100,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.