State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In Montana, $59,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.9% — not 52.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.1%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+30.9%
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
Montana
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $59,750
- p25
- $51,140
- p75
- $67,720
- p10
- $48,830
- p90
- $80,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.