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State comparison · 2025

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Iowa vs Washington

Occupation

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Iowa, $45,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 21.2%.

Nominal pay gap
-21.2%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Iowa

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Median
$45,150
p25
$38,040
p75
$51,070
p10
$33,880
p90
$60,760
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
87.8
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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
See full breakdown for Washington

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.