State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In Missouri, $60,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.4% — not 50.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.6%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+24.4%
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
Missouri
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $60,320
- p25
- $50,650
- p75
- $76,820
- p10
- $42,340
- p90
- $95,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.