State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Alabama vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Alabama, $41,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.5% — not 27.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.4%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $41,630
- p25
- $35,580
- p75
- $49,120
- p10
- $29,170
- p90
- $59,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $57,330
- p25
- $48,840
- p75
- $64,620
- p10
- $43,250
- p90
- $74,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.