State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Michigan vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Michigan, $46,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 19.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.7%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $46,020
- p25
- $38,350
- p75
- $53,090
- p10
- $33,360
- p90
- $63,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.