State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In New Jersey, $50,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 12.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-12.3%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $50,260
- p25
- $43,200
- p75
- $61,370
- p10
- $36,150
- p90
- $72,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.