State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: New Jersey vs Utah
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $89,520. In Utah, $61,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.1% — not 46.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.4%
New Jersey vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+33.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $89,520
- p25
- $74,840
- p75
- $103,290
- p10
- $60,000
- p90
- $119,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
Utah
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $61,130
- p25
- $47,620
- p75
- $76,630
- p10
- $40,410
- p90
- $91,580
- 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.