State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In New York, $49,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.8%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+18.6%
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 York
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $49,600
- p25
- $43,920
- p75
- $59,100
- p10
- $37,330
- p90
- $64,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.