State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Pennsylvania, $46,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15% — not 29.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.5%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+15%
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
Pennsylvania
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $46,270
- p25
- $37,980
- p75
- $53,090
- p10
- $32,040
- p90
- $61,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.