State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Texas vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Texas, $62,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.5% — not 21.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.5%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $62,310
- p25
- $47,410
- p75
- $77,740
- p10
- $39,190
- p90
- $98,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.