State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: California vs District of Columbia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In California, $55,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 7.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.5%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-8.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $55,400
- p25
- $46,390
- p75
- $65,400
- p10
- $38,060
- p90
- $78,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.