State wages ยท Cost of living
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $55,800. Connecticut leads after cost of living, at $53,750. Wisconsin has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($46,290).
National median
$46,290
Highest state median
$55,800
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$53,750
Connecticut
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $40,730Higher: $53,750Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Connecticut | $55,690 | +20.3% | 103.61 | $53,750 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $45,490 | -1.7% | 88.959 | $51,140 | 2 |
| Washington | $54,560 | +17.9% | 107.013 | $50,980 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | $55,800 | +20.5% | 109.901 | $50,770 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $53,690 | +16.0% | 105.757 | $50,770 | 4 |
| Minnesota | $49,900 | +7.8% | 98.621 | $50,600 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | $51,500 | +11.3% | 102.28 | $50,350 | 7 |
| Iowa | $44,000 | -4.9% | 87.762 | $50,140 | 8 |
| Nebraska | $44,600 | -3.7% | 90.103 | $49,500 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | $46,540 | +0.5% | 94.095 | $49,460 | 10 |
| Ohio | $45,420 | -1.9% | 92.774 | $48,960 | 11 |
| Vermont | $47,590 | +2.8% | 97.958 | $48,580 | 12 |
| Maine | $46,990 | +1.5% | 97.05 | $48,420 | 13 |
| Oregon | $49,950 | +7.9% | 103.361 | $48,330 | 14 |
| California | $53,190 | +14.9% | 110.72 | $48,040 | 15 |
| Illinois | $47,890 | +3.5% | 99.958 | $47,910 | 16 |
| Tennessee | $43,370 | -6.3% | 91.87 | $47,210 | 17 |
| Wyoming | $43,480 | -6.1% | 92.691 | $46,910 | 18 |
| Delaware | $46,710 | +0.9% | 99.808 | $46,800 | 19 |
| Michigan | $44,880 | -3.0% | 96.217 | $46,640 | 20 |
| New Mexico | $42,960 | -7.2% | 92.212 | $46,590 | 21 |
| Kentucky | $41,600 | -10.1% | 90.159 | $46,140 | 22 |
| Colorado | $47,430 | +2.5% | 103.052 | $46,030 | 23 |
| Hawaii | $50,580 | +9.3% | 109.951 | $46,000 | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,740 | -3.3% | 97.572 | $45,850 | 25 |
| Nevada | $45,750 | -1.2% | 99.979 | $45,760 | 26 |
| Arizona | $46,020 | -0.6% | 100.677 | $45,710 | 27 |
| Utah | $45,150 | -2.5% | 98.864 | $45,670 | 28 |
| North Carolina | $43,010 | -7.1% | 94.326 | $45,600 | 29 |
| Virginia | $46,100 | -0.4% | 101.104 | $45,600 | 29 |
| New Jersey | $49,600 | +7.2% | 108.805 | $45,590 | 31 |
| New York | $49,200 | +6.3% | 107.921 | $45,590 | 31 |
| Alabama | $40,200 | -13.2% | 88.823 | $45,260 | 33 |
| Alaska | $46,280 | 0.0% | 102.359 | $45,210 | 34 |
| South Dakota | $39,710 | -14.2% | 88.586 | $44,830 | 35 |
| Texas | $43,350 | -6.4% | 97.057 | $44,660 | 36 |
| Maryland | $46,800 | +1.1% | 104.959 | $44,590 | 37 |
| South Carolina | $41,720 | -9.9% | 93.749 | $44,500 | 38 |
| Missouri | $40,250 | -13.0% | 90.817 | $44,320 | 39 |
| New Hampshire | $46,150 | -0.3% | 104.165 | $44,300 | 40 |
| Montana | $41,720 | -9.9% | 94.645 | $44,080 | 41 |
| Indiana | $41,090 | -11.2% | 93.329 | $44,030 | 42 |
| Oklahoma | $38,630 | -16.5% | 87.843 | $43,980 | 43 |
| Kansas | $39,000 | -15.7% | 90.068 | $43,300 | 44 |
| West Virginia | $38,730 | -16.3% | 89.497 | $43,280 | 45 |
| Louisiana | $37,800 | -18.3% | 88.207 | $42,850 | 46 |
| Idaho | $40,850 | -11.8% | 95.494 | $42,780 | 47 |
| Arkansas | $37,060 | -19.9% | 86.937 | $42,630 | 48 |
| Florida | $43,650 | -5.7% | 103.414 | $42,210 | 49 |
| Mississippi | $36,000 | -22.2% | 86.953 | $41,400 | 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.