State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs South Dakota
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In South Dakota, $55,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.8% — not 64.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.7%
District of Columbia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+32.8%
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 Dakota
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $55,170
- p25
- $48,980
- p75
- $62,390
- p10
- $42,930
- p90
- $70,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.