State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Louisiana vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Louisiana, $38,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.3%
Louisiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $38,790
- p25
- $31,840
- p75
- $46,710
- p10
- $26,680
- p90
- $56,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.