State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Minnesota, $51,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.6% — not 16.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.6%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+4.6%
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
Minnesota
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $51,400
- p25
- $44,860
- p75
- $60,540
- p10
- $38,080
- p90
- $66,830
- 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.