State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: California vs Washington
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in California earn a median of $89,000. In Washington, $79,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.5% — not 12.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.3%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+8.5%
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%
Washington
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $79,250
- p25
- $72,670
- p75
- $90,570
- p10
- $59,810
- p90
- $106,720
- 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.