State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Hawaii
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Hawaii, $50,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.9%
District of Columbia vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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
Hawaii
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $50,830
- p25
- $43,920
- p75
- $60,410
- p10
- $38,480
- p90
- $68,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.