State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In New Jersey, $50,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 19.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.2%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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 Jersey
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $50,260
- p25
- $43,200
- p75
- $61,370
- p10
- $36,150
- p90
- $72,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.