State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In North Dakota, $47,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.4% — not 17.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.2%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-0.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $47,480
- p25
- $40,270
- p75
- $53,880
- p10
- $34,920
- p90
- $60,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.