State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In North Carolina, $57,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.8% — not 27.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.6%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $57,500
- p25
- $47,640
- p75
- $71,930
- p10
- $38,570
- p90
- $84,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.