State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In Louisiana, $53,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.9% — not 70.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.6%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+36.9%
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
Louisiana
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $53,240
- p25
- $43,710
- p75
- $63,500
- p10
- $35,800
- p90
- $79,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.