State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In North Dakota, $47,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.2% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.2%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+2.2%
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
North Dakota
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $47,480
- p25
- $40,270
- p75
- $53,880
- p10
- $34,920
- p90
- $60,780
- 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.