State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Minnesota vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Minnesota, $75,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.3% — not 4.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.8%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+3.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $75,570
- p25
- $56,230
- p75
- $83,420
- p10
- $47,730
- p90
- $102,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.