State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Massachusetts vs Utah
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Massachusetts earn a median of $57,940. In Utah, $47,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.1%
Massachusetts vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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
Utah
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $47,050
- p25
- $37,930
- p75
- $55,260
- p10
- $31,600
- p90
- $63,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.