State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In North Dakota, $61,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 48.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.3%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+20.1%
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 Dakota
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $61,270
- p25
- $52,570
- p75
- $75,140
- p10
- $46,350
- p90
- $86,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.