State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Maine vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Maine, $62,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.4%
Maine vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $62,420
- p25
- $57,840
- p75
- $71,500
- p10
- $48,260
- p90
- $80,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.