State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Texas
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Texas, $45,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.3% — not 32.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.7%
District of Columbia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+17.3%
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
Texas
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $45,140
- p25
- $36,030
- p75
- $53,540
- p10
- $29,810
- p90
- $63,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.