State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Ohio, $46,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.6%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+9.4%
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
Ohio
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $46,230
- p25
- $38,170
- p75
- $53,710
- p10
- $32,130
- p90
- $63,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.