State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In Indiana, $59,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.5% — not 53.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.8%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+30.5%
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
Indiana
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $59,080
- p25
- $49,740
- p75
- $73,450
- p10
- $41,930
- p90
- $92,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.