State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Nebraska vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Nebraska, $63,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 20.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.3%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $63,250
- p25
- $49,390
- p75
- $73,940
- p10
- $44,230
- p90
- $86,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.