State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In North Dakota, $59,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10% — not 25.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.2%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $59,430
- p25
- $49,290
- p75
- $66,120
- p10
- $45,300
- p90
- $78,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.