State wages ยท Cost of living
Paralegals and Legal Assistants pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $99,300. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $90,350. Nebraska has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($61,010).
National median
$61,010
Highest state median
$99,300
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$90,350
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $44,990Higher: $90,350Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $99,300 | +62.8% | 109.901 | $90,350 | 1 |
| Washington | $78,010 | +27.9% | 107.013 | $72,900 | 2 |
| Colorado | $73,380 | +20.3% | 103.052 | $71,210 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $74,990 | +22.9% | 105.757 | $70,910 | 4 |
| Minnesota | $67,320 | +10.3% | 98.621 | $68,260 | 5 |
| Nebraska | $61,410 | +0.7% | 90.103 | $68,160 | 6 |
| North Dakota | $59,910 | -1.8% | 88.959 | $67,350 | 7 |
| California | $72,960 | +19.6% | 110.72 | $65,900 | 8 |
| South Dakota | $57,300 | -6.1% | 88.586 | $64,680 | 9 |
| Missouri | $58,730 | -3.7% | 90.817 | $64,670 | 10 |
| Vermont | $63,000 | +3.3% | 97.958 | $64,310 | 11 |
| Michigan | $61,490 | +0.8% | 96.217 | $63,910 | 12 |
| Ohio | $58,870 | -3.5% | 92.774 | $63,460 | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,950 | -0.1% | 97.572 | $62,470 | 14 |
| Illinois | $62,290 | +2.1% | 99.958 | $62,320 | 15 |
| Nevada | $62,090 | +1.8% | 99.979 | $62,100 | 16 |
| Oregon | $63,970 | +4.9% | 103.361 | $61,890 | 17 |
| New York | $66,390 | +8.8% | 107.921 | $61,520 | 18 |
| Texas | $59,700 | -2.1% | 97.057 | $61,510 | 19 |
| New Mexico | $56,620 | -7.2% | 92.212 | $61,400 | 20 |
| Connecticut | $63,260 | +3.7% | 103.61 | $61,060 | 21 |
| Arizona | $61,220 | +0.3% | 100.677 | $60,810 | 22 |
| Iowa | $53,280 | -12.7% | 87.762 | $60,710 | 23 |
| Maryland | $63,560 | +4.2% | 104.959 | $60,560 | 24 |
| Virginia | $61,200 | +0.3% | 101.104 | $60,530 | 25 |
| Maine | $58,510 | -4.1% | 97.05 | $60,290 | 26 |
| Tennessee | $55,270 | -9.4% | 91.87 | $60,160 | 27 |
| Delaware | $60,000 | -1.7% | 99.808 | $60,120 | 28 |
| Wisconsin | $56,520 | -7.4% | 94.095 | $60,070 | 29 |
| Alaska | $61,120 | +0.2% | 102.359 | $59,710 | 30 |
| Florida | $60,280 | -1.2% | 103.414 | $58,290 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | $60,640 | -0.6% | 104.165 | $58,220 | 32 |
| New Jersey | $62,790 | +2.9% | 108.805 | $57,710 | 33 |
| Montana | $54,230 | -11.1% | 94.645 | $57,300 | 34 |
| Georgia | $55,120 | -9.7% | 96.293 | $57,240 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | $50,200 | -17.7% | 87.843 | $57,150 | 36 |
| Idaho | $54,020 | -11.5% | 95.494 | $56,570 | 37 |
| Utah | $55,630 | -8.8% | 98.864 | $56,270 | 38 |
| West Virginia | $49,620 | -18.7% | 89.497 | $55,440 | 39 |
| Hawaii | $60,890 | -0.2% | 109.951 | $55,380 | 40 |
| Kentucky | $49,000 | -19.7% | 90.159 | $54,350 | 41 |
| Indiana | $50,690 | -16.9% | 93.329 | $54,310 | 42 |
| Kansas | $48,910 | -19.8% | 90.068 | $54,300 | 43 |
| Arkansas | $46,940 | -23.1% | 86.937 | $53,990 | 44 |
| Louisiana | $47,580 | -22.0% | 88.207 | $53,940 | 45 |
| Wyoming | $49,980 | -18.1% | 92.691 | $53,920 | 46 |
| Rhode Island | $54,540 | -10.6% | 102.28 | $53,320 | 47 |
| North Carolina | $49,390 | -19.0% | 94.326 | $52,360 | 48 |
| South Carolina | $48,640 | -20.3% | 93.749 | $51,880 | 49 |
| Alabama | $46,060 | -24.5% | 88.823 | $51,860 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.