State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Nebraska vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Nebraska, $46,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 18.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.4%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $46,760
- p25
- $39,710
- p75
- $54,080
- p10
- $35,900
- p90
- $62,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.