State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Arkansas, $37,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 37.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.2%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-20.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $37,630
- p25
- $31,720
- p75
- $46,210
- p10
- $28,540
- p90
- $55,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.