State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Pennsylvania vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Pennsylvania, $46,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.5% — not 19.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.3%
Pennsylvania vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Pennsylvania
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $46,270
- p25
- $37,980
- p75
- $53,090
- p10
- $32,040
- p90
- $61,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.