State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New Hampshire
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In New Hampshire, $48,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 24.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.6%
District of Columbia vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+18.1%
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
New Hampshire
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $48,080
- p25
- $40,880
- p75
- $56,680
- p10
- $34,380
- p90
- $63,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.