State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Maine vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Maine, $49,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 13.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.1%
Maine vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $49,820
- p25
- $44,750
- p75
- $57,570
- p10
- $39,530
- p90
- $63,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.