State wages ยท Cost of living
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $85,520. Delaware leads after cost of living, at $78,630. Minnesota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($74,260).
National median
$74,260
Highest state median
$85,520
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$78,630
Delaware
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $55,600Higher: $78,630Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Delaware | $78,480 | +5.7% | 99.808 | $78,630 | 1 |
| New Mexico | $71,930 | -3.1% | 92.212 | $78,010 | 2 |
| Minnesota | $76,850 | +3.5% | 98.621 | $77,920 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $85,520 | +15.2% | 109.901 | $77,820 | 4 |
| Connecticut | $80,510 | +8.4% | 103.61 | $77,700 | 5 |
| New Jersey | $83,740 | +12.8% | 108.805 | $76,960 | 6 |
| Alabama | $68,310 | -8.0% | 88.823 | $76,910 | 7 |
| Virginia | $77,640 | +4.6% | 101.104 | $76,790 | 8 |
| California | $84,790 | +14.2% | 110.72 | $76,580 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | $79,360 | +6.9% | 105.757 | $75,040 | 10 |
| New York | $80,490 | +8.4% | 107.921 | $74,580 | 11 |
| Illinois | $74,410 | +0.2% | 99.958 | $74,440 | 12 |
| Washington | $78,140 | +5.2% | 107.013 | $73,020 | 13 |
| Maryland | $75,760 | +2.0% | 104.959 | $72,180 | 14 |
| Texas | $69,580 | -6.3% | 97.057 | $71,690 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | $69,890 | -5.9% | 97.572 | $71,630 | 16 |
| Tennessee | $65,660 | -11.6% | 91.87 | $71,470 | 17 |
| Ohio | $66,270 | -10.8% | 92.774 | $71,430 | 18 |
| Nebraska | $64,110 | -13.7% | 90.103 | $71,150 | 19 |
| Kansas | $63,930 | -13.9% | 90.068 | $70,980 | 20 |
| Georgia | $67,990 | -8.4% | 96.293 | $70,610 | 21 |
| Hawaii | $77,510 | +4.4% | 109.951 | $70,500 | 22 |
| Wisconsin | $66,260 | -10.8% | 94.095 | $70,420 | 23 |
| North Carolina | $66,000 | -11.1% | 94.326 | $69,970 | 24 |
| Vermont | $67,450 | -9.2% | 97.958 | $68,860 | 25 |
| Oregon | $70,300 | -5.3% | 103.361 | $68,010 | 26 |
| Michigan | $65,400 | -11.9% | 96.217 | $67,970 | 27 |
| Rhode Island | $69,380 | -6.6% | 102.28 | $67,830 | 28 |
| Iowa | $59,440 | -20.0% | 87.762 | $67,730 | 29 |
| North Dakota | $60,170 | -19.0% | 88.959 | $67,640 | 30 |
| Arizona | $67,930 | -8.5% | 100.677 | $67,470 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | $69,850 | -5.9% | 104.165 | $67,060 | 32 |
| Kentucky | $58,990 | -20.6% | 90.159 | $65,430 | 33 |
| South Carolina | $60,650 | -18.3% | 93.749 | $64,690 | 34 |
| Oklahoma | $56,680 | -23.7% | 87.843 | $64,520 | 35 |
| Nevada | $64,170 | -13.6% | 99.979 | $64,180 | 36 |
| West Virginia | $57,310 | -22.8% | 89.497 | $64,040 | 37 |
| Montana | $60,050 | -19.1% | 94.645 | $63,450 | 38 |
| Maine | $61,460 | -17.2% | 97.05 | $63,330 | 39 |
| Florida | $65,350 | -12.0% | 103.414 | $63,190 | 40 |
| Colorado | $64,620 | -13.0% | 103.052 | $62,710 | 41 |
| Missouri | $56,940 | -23.3% | 90.817 | $62,700 | 42 |
| Indiana | $58,330 | -21.5% | 93.329 | $62,500 | 43 |
| Alaska | $63,710 | -14.2% | 102.359 | $62,240 | 44 |
| Mississippi | $54,090 | -27.2% | 86.953 | $62,210 | 45 |
| Idaho | $59,100 | -20.4% | 95.494 | $61,890 | 46 |
| Arkansas | $52,680 | -29.1% | 86.937 | $60,600 | 47 |
| South Dakota | $50,340 | -32.2% | 88.586 | $56,830 | 48 |
| Utah | $55,900 | -24.7% | 98.864 | $56,540 | 49 |
| Louisiana | $49,310 | -33.6% | 88.207 | $55,900 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.