San Francisco vs. Washington
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 43-6011
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
San Francisco's median is 14.1% higher — but after local prices, San Francisco still leads by 8.8%.
San Francisco's median $105,190 buys $91,000 at national prices (price parity 115.6); Washington's $90,320 buys $83,000 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against San Francisco.
| San Francisco | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 11,250 | 12,960 | +15.2% |
| 10th percentile | $69,990 | $60,960 | −12.9% |
| 25th percentile | $86,130 | $75,300 | −12.6% |
| Median | $105,190 | $90,320 | −14.1% |
| 75th percentile | $127,280 | $102,340 | −19.6% |
| 90th percentile | $151,750 | $121,330 | −20.0% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
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