State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Illinois, $48,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 24%.
Nominal pay gap
+24%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+12.8%
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
Illinois
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $48,310
- p25
- $39,050
- p75
- $61,180
- p10
- $31,930
- p90
- $76,790
- 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.