State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $89,750. In Wisconsin, $58,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.4% — not 53.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.4%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+31.4%
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%
Wisconsin
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $58,500
- p25
- $47,690
- p75
- $71,130
- p10
- $45,220
- p90
- $86,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.