State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: New Mexico vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In New Mexico, $59,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 24.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.6%
New Mexico vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Mexico
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $59,840
- p25
- $48,130
- p75
- $72,520
- p10
- $43,660
- p90
- $80,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.