State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Arkansas, $37,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.2% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.4%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $37,630
- p25
- $31,720
- p75
- $46,210
- p10
- $28,540
- p90
- $55,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.