State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Rhode Island, $52,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7% — not 14.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.9%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+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
Rhode Island
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $52,140
- p25
- $44,770
- p75
- $61,630
- p10
- $38,000
- p90
- $72,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.