State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Utah vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Utah, $47,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.9%
Utah vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Utah
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $47,050
- p25
- $37,930
- p75
- $55,260
- p10
- $31,600
- p90
- $63,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.