State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In South Carolina, $44,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 21.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.7%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $44,880
- p25
- $36,880
- p75
- $52,420
- p10
- $29,100
- p90
- $61,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.