Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary — Walla Walla, Washington

The average Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Walla Walla, Washington earns $51,980 a year.

$51,980 / year, mean
↑ 4.1% above national average 18th percentile in Washington

Walla Walla pays below most of Washington for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
290
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.6%
Cost of living 99 #70 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $419,484 #45 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $72,212 #90 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Walla Walla ranks #70 for cost of living and #45 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $66,410 San Francisco $66,110 Seattle $61,610 Bremerton $60,090 Napa $59,840 Santa Rosa $59,530 Santa Cruz $58,460 Salinas $57,800 Vallejo $57,740 Mount Vernon $56,860 Oxnard $56,810 San Diego $56,800 Portland $56,790 Olympia $56,460 Los Angeles $56,320 Sacramento $56,290 Longview $55,970 Kennewick $55,700 Visalia $55,480 Trenton $55,390 Stockton $55,220 Santa Maria $55,180 Salem $55,050 Riverside $54,980 Modesto $54,800 Chicago $54,630 Bellingham $54,480 Hanford $54,470 Bloomington $54,160 Merced $54,030 Yuba City $53,390 New York $53,310 Wenatchee $53,160 Bakersfield $53,140 San Luis Obispo $52,990 Yakima $52,830 Redding $52,740 El Centro $52,660 Fresno $52,440 Charlottesville $52,020 Walla Walla $51,980 Spokane $51,800 Midland $51,720 Chico $51,700 Ann Arbor $51,440 Corvallis $51,440 Champaign $51,260 Springfield $51,120 Lexington Park $51,030 Baltimore $50,990 Albany $50,910 Bend $50,830 Lansing $50,750 Eugene $50,350 Philadelphia $50,280 Kingston $50,190 Syracuse $50,110 Detroit $49,740 Ithaca $49,730 Medford $49,680 Vineland $49,540 Albany $49,350 Kiryas Joel $49,290 Naples $49,280 Midland $49,250 Rockford $48,960 Austin $48,920 Miami $48,550 Grants Pass $48,520 Richmond $48,460 Atlantic City $48,440 Peoria $48,430 Dallas $48,260 Sarasota $48,190 Rochester $48,090 Allentown $47,990 Buffalo $47,970 Jackson $47,830 Jacksonville $47,550 Harrisburg $47,530 Lexington $47,520 Louisville $47,490 Houston $47,460 Glens Falls $47,420 Binghamton $47,370 Decatur $47,360 Watertown $47,130 Virginia Beach $47,020 Kankakee $47,010 Salisbury $46,980 Utica $46,970 Wildwood $46,910 Dover $46,840 Lafayette $46,800 Indianapolis $46,680 Monroe $46,640 Grand Rapids $46,560 Fort Myers $46,510 Palm Bay $46,410 Staunton $46,350 Winchester $46,320 State College $46,180 Muskegon $46,100 Crestview $46,060 Orlando $45,940 Blacksburg $45,700 Battle Creek $45,690 Lancaster $45,570 Harrisonburg $45,540 Roanoke $45,520 Odessa $45,500 Sebastian $45,480 Port St. Lucie $45,410 Reading $45,400 Saginaw $45,380 Chambersburg $45,310 Pittsburgh $45,150 York $45,140 Elmira $45,120 Bay City $44,990 Kalamazoo $44,980 Pensacola $44,930 Panama City $44,690 Flint $44,660 Traverse City $44,620 Hagerstown $44,600 Columbus $44,560 Lebanon $44,550 Evansville $44,490 San Antonio $44,450 Waco $44,260 Punta Gorda $44,240 Niles $44,220 Scranton $44,200 Charleston $44,040 Fort Wayne $44,040 Gettysburg $43,950 Beaumont $43,940 Corpus Christi $43,930 Sherman $43,820 Killeen $43,770 Deltona $43,730 Bloomington $43,690 Elkhart $43,680 Lakeland $43,680 Kokomo $43,580 Elizabethtown $43,380 Lynchburg $43,370 Michigan City $43,350 Gainesville $43,330 Morgantown $43,150 Victoria $43,140 Wheeling $43,000 Williamsport $42,970 Paducah $42,780 Erie $42,720 Longview $42,700 Owensboro $42,650 Tyler $42,630 Tallahassee $42,510 South Bend $42,430 Ocala $42,170 Muncie $42,130 Weirton $42,050 College Station $41,860 Homosassa Springs $41,740 Abilene $41,610 San Angelo $41,600 Lubbock $41,560 Terre Haute $41,540 Parkersburg $41,480 Amarillo $41,300 Sebring $41,270 Bowling Green $40,980 Huntington $40,830 Beckley $40,730 Brownsville $40,710 El Paso $40,690 Wichita Falls $40,470 Johnstown $40,330 Altoona $40,320 McAllen $40,140 Texarkana $39,770 Laredo $38,730 Eagle Pass $38,340
CityMean salaryvs. Walla Walla
Abilene, Texas$41,610-19.9%
Albany, Oregon$49,350-5.1%
Albany, New York$50,910-2.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$47,990-7.7%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$40,320-22.4%
Amarillo, Texas$41,300-20.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$51,440-1.0%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$48,440-6.8%
Austin, Texas$48,920-5.9%
Bakersfield, California$53,140+2.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$50,990-1.9%
Battle Creek, Michigan$45,690-12.1%
Bay City, Michigan$44,990-13.4%
Beaumont, Texas$43,940-15.5%
Beckley, West Virginia$40,730-21.6%
Bellingham, Washington$54,480+4.8%
Bend, Oregon$50,830-2.2%
Binghamton, New York$47,370-8.9%
Blacksburg, Virginia$45,700-12.1%
Bloomington, Illinois$54,160+4.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$43,690-15.9%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$40,980-21.2%
Bremerton, Washington$60,090+15.6%
Brownsville, Texas$40,710-21.7%
Buffalo, New York$47,970-7.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$46,510-10.5%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$45,310-12.8%
Champaign, Illinois$51,260-1.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$44,040-15.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$52,020+0.1%
Chicago, Illinois$54,630+5.1%
Chico, California$51,700-0.5%
College Station, Texas$41,860-19.5%
Columbus, Indiana$44,560-14.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$43,930-15.5%
Corvallis, Oregon$51,440-1.0%
Crestview, Florida$46,060-11.4%
Dallas, Texas$48,260-7.2%
Decatur, Illinois$47,360-8.9%
Deltona, Florida$43,730-15.9%
Detroit, Michigan$49,740-4.3%
Dover, Delaware$46,840-9.9%
Eagle Pass, Texas$38,340-26.2%
El Centro, California$52,660+1.3%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$43,380-16.5%
Elkhart, Indiana$43,680-16.0%
Elmira, New York$45,120-13.2%
El Paso, Texas$40,690-21.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$42,720-17.8%
Eugene, Oregon$50,350-3.1%
Evansville, Indiana$44,490-14.4%
Flint, Michigan$44,660-14.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$44,040-15.3%
Fresno, California$52,440+0.9%
Gainesville, Florida$43,330-16.6%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$43,950-15.4%
Glens Falls, New York$47,420-8.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$46,560-10.4%
Grants Pass, Oregon$48,520-6.7%
Hagerstown, Maryland$44,600-14.2%
Hanford, California$54,470+4.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$47,530-8.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$45,540-12.4%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$41,740-19.7%
Houston, Texas$47,460-8.7%
Huntington, West Virginia$40,830-21.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$46,680-10.2%
Ithaca, New York$49,730-4.3%
Jackson, Michigan$47,830-8.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$47,550-8.5%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$40,330-22.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$44,980-13.5%
Kankakee, Illinois$47,010-9.6%
Kennewick, Washington$55,700+7.2%
Killeen, Texas$43,770-15.8%
Kingston, New York$50,190-3.4%
Kiryas Joel, New York$49,290-5.2%
Kokomo, Indiana$43,580-16.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$46,800-10.0%
Lakeland, Florida$43,680-16.0%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$45,570-12.3%
Lansing, Michigan$50,750-2.4%
Laredo, Texas$38,730-25.5%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$44,550-14.3%
Lexington, Kentucky$47,520-8.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$51,030-1.8%
Longview, Texas$42,700-17.9%
Longview, Washington$55,970+7.7%
Los Angeles, California$56,320+8.3%
Louisville, Kentucky$47,490-8.6%
Lubbock, Texas$41,560-20.0%
Lynchburg, Virginia$43,370-16.6%
McAllen, Texas$40,140-22.8%
Medford, Oregon$49,680-4.4%
Merced, California$54,030+3.9%
Miami, Florida$48,550-6.6%
Michigan City, Indiana$43,350-16.6%
Midland, Michigan$51,720-0.5%
Midland, Texas$49,250-5.3%
Modesto, California$54,800+5.4%
Monroe, Michigan$46,640-10.3%
Morgantown, West Virginia$43,150-17.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$56,860+9.4%
Muncie, Indiana$42,130-18.9%
Muskegon, Michigan$46,100-11.3%
Napa, California$59,840+15.1%
Naples, Florida$49,280-5.2%
New York, New York$53,310+2.6%
Niles, Michigan$44,220-14.9%
Sarasota, Florida$48,190-7.3%
Ocala, Florida$42,170-18.9%
Odessa, Texas$45,500-12.5%
Olympia, Washington$56,460+8.6%
Orlando, Florida$45,940-11.6%
Owensboro, Kentucky$42,650-17.9%
Oxnard, California$56,810+9.3%
Paducah, Kentucky$42,780-17.7%
Palm Bay, Florida$46,410-10.7%
Panama City, Florida$44,690-14.0%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$41,480-20.2%
Pensacola, Florida$44,930-13.6%
Peoria, Illinois$48,430-6.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$50,280-3.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$45,150-13.1%
Portland, Oregon$56,790+9.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$45,410-12.6%
Punta Gorda, Florida$44,240-14.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$45,400-12.7%
Redding, California$52,740+1.5%
Richmond, Virginia$48,460-6.8%
Riverside, California$54,980+5.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$45,520-12.4%
Rochester, New York$48,090-7.5%
Rockford, Illinois$48,960-5.8%
Sacramento, California$56,290+8.3%
Saginaw, Michigan$45,380-12.7%
Salem, Oregon$55,050+5.9%
Salinas, California$57,800+11.2%
Salisbury, Maryland$46,980-9.6%
San Angelo, Texas$41,600-20.0%
San Antonio, Texas$44,450-14.5%
San Diego, California$56,800+9.3%
San Francisco, California$66,110+27.2%
San Jose, California$66,410+27.8%
San Luis Obispo, California$52,990+1.9%
Santa Cruz, California$58,460+12.5%
Santa Maria, California$55,180+6.2%
Santa Rosa, California$59,530+14.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$44,200-15.0%
Seattle, Washington$61,610+18.5%
Sebastian, Florida$45,480-12.5%
Sebring, Florida$41,270-20.6%
Sherman, Texas$43,820-15.7%
South Bend, Indiana$42,430-18.4%
Spokane, Washington$51,800-0.3%
Springfield, Illinois$51,120-1.7%
State College, Pennsylvania$46,180-11.2%
Staunton, Virginia$46,350-10.8%
Stockton, California$55,220+6.2%
Syracuse, New York$50,110-3.6%
Tallahassee, Florida$42,510-18.2%
Terre Haute, Indiana$41,540-20.1%
Texarkana, Texas$39,770-23.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$44,620-14.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$55,390+6.6%
Tyler, Texas$42,630-18.0%
Utica, New York$46,970-9.6%
Vallejo, California$57,740+11.1%
Victoria, Texas$43,140-17.0%
Vineland, New Jersey$49,540-4.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$47,020-9.5%
Visalia, California$55,480+6.7%
Waco, Texas$44,260-14.9%
Watertown, New York$47,130-9.3%
Weirton, West Virginia$42,050-19.1%
Wenatchee, Washington$53,160+2.3%
Wheeling, West Virginia$43,000-17.3%
Wichita Falls, Texas$40,470-22.1%
Wildwood, Florida$46,910-9.8%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$42,970-17.3%
Winchester, Virginia$46,320-10.9%
Yakima, Washington$52,830+1.6%
York, Pennsylvania$45,140-13.2%
Yuba City, California$53,390+2.7%
Gross salary
51,980/yr
Estimated take-home
43,946/yr
Est. total withheld
15.5%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-6014 SOC code
Official area Walla Walla, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 47460 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
62,102