State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Iowa vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Iowa, $54,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-31.3%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $54,550
- p25
- $47,820
- p75
- $66,560
- p10
- $37,900
- p90
- $83,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.