State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Florida vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Florida, $61,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.5% — not 23.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.2%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $61,000
- p25
- $48,230
- p75
- $75,780
- p10
- $38,830
- p90
- $83,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $79,400
- p25
- $62,670
- p75
- $100,960
- p10
- $50,470
- p90
- $116,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.