State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In Minnesota, $78,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.9% — not 15.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.8%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+3.9%
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
Minnesota
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $78,470
- p25
- $64,810
- p75
- $91,540
- p10
- $58,870
- p90
- $101,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.