State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Louisiana, $38,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24% — not 54.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.4%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+24%
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
Louisiana
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $38,790
- p25
- $31,840
- p75
- $46,710
- p10
- $26,680
- p90
- $56,340
- 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.