State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: New York vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In New York, $49,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 13.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.5%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $49,600
- p25
- $43,920
- p75
- $59,100
- p10
- $37,330
- p90
- $64,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.