State comparison · 2025
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia earn a median of $59,910. In Wisconsin, $47,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.5% — not 25.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.6%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+7.5%
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
Wisconsin
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $47,710
- p25
- $42,360
- p75
- $56,030
- p10
- $36,680
- p90
- $61,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.