State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington earn a median of $57,330. In Wisconsin, $47,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.7% — not 20.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.2%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+5.7%
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
Wisconsin
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $47,710
- p25
- $42,360
- p75
- $56,030
- p10
- $36,680
- p90
- $61,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.