State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In West Virginia, $40,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.9% — not 48.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.4%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+20.9%
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
West Virginia
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $40,370
- p25
- $34,090
- p75
- $47,920
- p10
- $28,820
- p90
- $57,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.