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State comparison · 2025

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: South Dakota vs Washington

Occupation

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
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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
See full breakdown for Washington

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.