State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs South Carolina
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In South Carolina, $44,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.8% — not 33.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.5%
District of Columbia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+13.8%
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
South Carolina
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $44,880
- p25
- $36,880
- p75
- $52,420
- p10
- $29,100
- p90
- $61,660
- 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.