State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: California vs Hawaii
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in California earn a median of $89,000. In Hawaii, $80,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 10.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.3%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+9.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $89,000
- p25
- $72,110
- p75
- $107,090
- p10
- $58,060
- p90
- $130,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
Hawaii
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $80,710
- p25
- $66,150
- p75
- $97,890
- p10
- $52,100
- p90
- $117,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.