State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Montana, $43,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 36.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.3%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+17.4%
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
Montana
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $43,940
- p25
- $37,210
- p75
- $48,450
- p10
- $30,430
- p90
- $55,970
- 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.