State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: Connecticut vs District of Columbia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Connecticut, $57,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.3% — not 4.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.5%
Connecticut vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+1.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $57,210
- p25
- $47,630
- p75
- $66,050
- p10
- $40,700
- p90
- $78,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.