State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Ohio vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Ohio, $46,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 19.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.4%
Ohio vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Ohio
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $46,230
- p25
- $38,170
- p75
- $53,710
- p10
- $32,130
- p90
- $63,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.