State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Oregon vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Oregon, $51,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.8%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $51,740
- p25
- $45,460
- p75
- $61,020
- p10
- $38,480
- p90
- $70,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.