State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Tennessee, $45,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+9.4%
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
Tennessee
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $45,810
- p25
- $37,040
- p75
- $54,000
- p10
- $29,660
- p90
- $63,130
- 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.