State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Virginia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Virginia, $47,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.7% — not 25.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.8%
District of Columbia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+15.7%
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
Virginia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $47,620
- p25
- $39,040
- p75
- $57,600
- p10
- $34,040
- p90
- $66,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.