State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In Mississippi, $55,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.2% — not 63.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+63.2%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+29.2%
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
Mississippi
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $55,670
- p25
- $44,870
- p75
- $70,880
- p10
- $37,810
- p90
- $82,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.