State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In South Carolina, $53,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.1%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $53,880
- p25
- $46,630
- p75
- $61,620
- p10
- $38,020
- p90
- $75,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.