State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: New York vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In New York, $68,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 13.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.8%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $68,410
- p25
- $57,430
- p75
- $94,200
- p10
- $48,330
- p90
- $115,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -77%
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.