State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Wisconsin, $58,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 35.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.7%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+19.4%
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%
Wisconsin
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $58,500
- p25
- $47,690
- p75
- $71,130
- p10
- $45,220
- p90
- $86,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.