State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Iowa, $45,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6% — not 32.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.7%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+6%
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
Iowa
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $45,150
- p25
- $38,040
- p75
- $51,070
- p10
- $33,880
- p90
- $60,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.