State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Maryland vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Maryland, $65,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 17.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.3%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $65,640
- p25
- $51,660
- p75
- $84,700
- p10
- $48,260
- p90
- $108,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.