State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Oklahoma, $39,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 51.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.1%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+20.7%
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
Oklahoma
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $39,660
- p25
- $32,230
- p75
- $48,310
- p10
- $27,110
- p90
- $56,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.