State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In South Carolina, $60,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 49.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.2%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $90,850
- p25
- $77,990
- p75
- $102,310
- p10
- $64,890
- p90
- $121,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
South Carolina
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $60,890
- p25
- $50,290
- p75
- $77,160
- p10
- $42,600
- p90
- $92,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.