State comparison · 2025
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $89,520. In South Dakota, $55,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 62.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.3%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+32.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $89,520
- p25
- $74,840
- p75
- $103,290
- p10
- $60,000
- p90
- $119,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
South Dakota
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Median
- $55,170
- p25
- $48,980
- p75
- $62,390
- p10
- $42,930
- p90
- $70,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.