State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: South Dakota vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In South Dakota, $41,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.2% — not 27.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.3%
South Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Dakota
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $41,700
- p25
- $36,280
- p75
- $47,670
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $51,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.