State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In North Carolina, $70,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 29.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.5%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $90,850
- p25
- $77,990
- p75
- $102,310
- p10
- $64,890
- p90
- $121,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
North Carolina
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $70,140
- p25
- $58,480
- p75
- $83,260
- p10
- $49,720
- p90
- $99,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.