State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Vermont vs Washington
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Vermont, $67,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.6% — not 15.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.4%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $67,160
- p25
- $58,530
- p75
- $78,620
- p10
- $48,650
- p90
- $87,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.