State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Utah vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Utah, $63,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 20.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.4%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $63,220
- p25
- $48,790
- p75
- $80,160
- p10
- $43,930
- p90
- $100,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.