State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Arizona, $47,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 20%.
Nominal pay gap
-20%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-12.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $47,940
- p25
- $40,510
- p75
- $55,860
- p10
- $36,420
- p90
- $67,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.