State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: California vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In California, $55,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 3.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.4%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $55,400
- p25
- $46,390
- p75
- $65,400
- p10
- $38,060
- p90
- $78,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.