State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Illinois vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Illinois, $63,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 19.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.8%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $63,670
- p25
- $56,160
- p75
- $81,970
- p10
- $46,860
- p90
- $104,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +800%
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.