State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Texas vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Texas, $45,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.2% — not 21.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.3%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $45,140
- p25
- $36,030
- p75
- $53,540
- p10
- $29,810
- p90
- $63,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.