State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In Illinois, $74,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.1%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $90,850
- p25
- $77,990
- p75
- $102,310
- p10
- $64,890
- p90
- $121,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Illinois
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $74,390
- p25
- $57,590
- p75
- $93,180
- p10
- $50,750
- p90
- $104,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.