State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Kentucky, $44,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.2% — not 35.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.5%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+11.2%
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
Kentucky
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $44,200
- p25
- $36,970
- p75
- $51,370
- p10
- $30,470
- p90
- $60,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.