State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Hawaii vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Hawaii, $50,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 11.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.3%
Hawaii vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $50,830
- p25
- $43,920
- p75
- $60,410
- p10
- $38,480
- p90
- $68,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.