State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In New Jersey, $71,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.4% — not 9.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.9%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $71,500
- p25
- $60,040
- p75
- $80,920
- p10
- $47,070
- p90
- $99,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.