State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Florida vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Florida, $45,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 19.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.9%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $45,900
- p25
- $37,840
- p75
- $53,340
- p10
- $33,380
- p90
- $63,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.