State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Georgia, $41,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 44%.
Nominal pay gap
+44%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Georgia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $41,600
- p25
- $32,130
- p75
- $52,090
- p10
- $26,330
- p90
- $62,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.