State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Illinois vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Illinois, $48,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 15.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.7%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $48,310
- p25
- $39,050
- p75
- $61,180
- p10
- $31,930
- p90
- $76,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.