State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $89,520. In Washington, $79,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 13%.
Nominal pay gap
+13%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
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
Washington
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $79,250
- p25
- $72,670
- p75
- $90,570
- p10
- $59,810
- p90
- $106,720
- 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.