State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Colorado, $48,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.4% — not 18.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.7%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-13.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $48,690
- p25
- $42,840
- p75
- $58,170
- p10
- $37,300
- p90
- $64,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.