State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Alaska vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Alaska, $48,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 15.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.3%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $48,530
- p25
- $41,760
- p75
- $58,910
- p10
- $35,360
- p90
- $64,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.