State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In Maryland, $78,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.5% — not 15.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.7%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+10.5%
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
Maryland
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $78,540
- p25
- $64,470
- p75
- $94,000
- p10
- $54,430
- p90
- $108,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.