State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In West Virginia, $59,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.6% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.6%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+12.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
West Virginia
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $59,000
- p25
- $41,410
- p75
- $78,360
- p10
- $35,770
- p90
- $107,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.