State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $90,850. In Tennessee, $68,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.4% — not 33.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+33.2%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+11.4%
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
Tennessee
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $68,190
- p25
- $56,370
- p75
- $79,840
- p10
- $45,580
- p90
- $98,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.