State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Massachusetts vs Texas
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Massachusetts earn a median of $57,940. In Texas, $45,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.8% — not 28.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.4%
Massachusetts vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+17.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $57,940
- p25
- $48,150
- p75
- $64,240
- p10
- $41,510
- p90
- $78,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
Texas
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $45,140
- p25
- $36,030
- p75
- $53,540
- p10
- $29,810
- p90
- $63,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.