State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New Mexico
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In New Mexico, $46,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 29%.
Nominal pay gap
+29%
District of Columbia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+8.2%
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 Mexico
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $46,450
- p25
- $38,200
- p75
- $55,720
- p10
- $33,870
- p90
- $61,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.