State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In North Carolina, $45,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
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
North Carolina
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $45,790
- p25
- $38,100
- p75
- $51,870
- p10
- $31,720
- p90
- $61,750
- 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.