State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Iowa vs Washington
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
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.