State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Oregon, $51,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 15.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.8%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+8.9%
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
Oregon
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $51,740
- p25
- $45,460
- p75
- $61,020
- p10
- $38,480
- p90
- $70,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.