State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In South Dakota, $58,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.5%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $58,320
- p25
- $53,730
- p75
- $67,200
- p10
- $48,890
- p90
- $84,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.