State comparison · 2025
Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary: Washington vs Wyoming
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Washington earn a median of $79,400. In Wyoming, $49,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39% — not 60.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.4%
Washington vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+39%
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%
Wyoming
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
- Median
- $49,490
- p25
- $47,390
- p75
- $56,420
- p10
- $35,890
- p90
- $64,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.