State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Vermont vs Washington
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Vermont, $48,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 14.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.7%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $48,920
- p25
- $44,340
- p75
- $56,620
- p10
- $39,330
- p90
- $61,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.