State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Alaska, $48,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.1% — not 19%.
Nominal pay gap
-19%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-13.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $48,530
- p25
- $41,760
- p75
- $58,910
- p10
- $35,360
- p90
- $64,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.