Paralegal rates in this District vary. Compare United States ex rel. Herman v. Coloplast Corp., No. 11-CV-12131-RWZ, 2021 WL 3036922, at *3 (D. Mass. July 19, 2021) ($140 per hour for paralegal with "over thirty years of experience"), and Aguiar Dias v. De Souza, No. 16-40049-TSH, 2016 WL 6821067, at *3 (D. Mass. Nov. 17, 2016) (noting that $150 per hour "may be the norm for Boston"), and Sullivan v. Experian Info. Sols., Inc., No. 16-11719-MPK, 2022 WL 392848, at *10 (D. Mass. Feb. 9, 2022) ("In this district, judges have found that $125/hour for paralegals ... is reasonable."), with Lincoln-Sudbury Reg'l Sch. Dist. v. W., No. 16-10724-FDS, 2018 WL 2023517, at *6 (D. Mass. May 1, 2018) ($90 per hour), and Smyth v. Kijakazi, No. 20-12275-MPK, 2021 WL 5771634, at *4 (D. Mass. Dec. 6, 2021) ($95 per hour). Having reviewed the submitted materials and additional cases in this District, I find that a slight reduction is appropriate.

There is nevertheless a broad range significantly higher than this median for paralegal rates. See Rosie D. v. Baker, No. 01-30199-RGS, 2022 WL 847410, at *4 n.2 (D. Mass. Mar. 22, 2022) (Sterns, J.) ($220 per hour in Medicaid Act matter); United States ex rel. Herman v. Coloplast Corp., No. 11-CV-12131-RWZ, 2021 WL 3036922, at *3 (D. Mass. July 19, 2021) (Zobel, J.) ($140 per hour for paralegal with more than 30 years of experience in False Claims Act matter).

It is generally recognized in the First Circuit that the moving party should establish the prevailing hourly rate in the community for comparable legal services by evidence other than their own affidavits. See United States ex rel. Herman v. Coloplast Corp., No. 11 CV-12131-RWZ, 2021 WL 3036922, at *1 (D. Mass. July 19, 2021) (citation omitted). See also Vaks v. LumiraDx, Inc., No. CV 18-12571-LTS, 2021 WL 395565, at *1 (D. Mass. Feb. 4, 2021) (in addition to providing the court with a supporting affidavit explaining the hourly rates usually billed for the services of each of the professions involved, moving party provided a "peer report" indicating that the hourly rates charges were comparable to the rates charged by other, similar law firms in the area).