State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In West Virginia, $40,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.8% — not 42%.
Nominal pay gap
+42%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $40,370
- p25
- $34,090
- p75
- $47,920
- p10
- $28,820
- p90
- $57,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.