State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Indiana, $44,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.9% — not 35.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.3%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+14.9%
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
Indiana
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $44,270
- p25
- $36,860
- p75
- $50,050
- p10
- $31,220
- p90
- $60,160
- 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.