State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Montana vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Montana, $43,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.4%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $43,940
- p25
- $37,210
- p75
- $48,450
- p10
- $30,430
- p90
- $55,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.