State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Arizona vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Arizona, $47,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 16.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.4%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $47,940
- p25
- $40,510
- p75
- $55,860
- p10
- $36,420
- p90
- $67,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.