State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Alabama, $41,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14% — not 30.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.5%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-14%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $41,630
- p25
- $35,580
- p75
- $49,120
- p10
- $29,170
- p90
- $59,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $59,910
- p25
- $47,370
- p75
- $73,340
- p10
- $39,480
- p90
- $84,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.