Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in District of Columbia
The median annual wage for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in District of Columbia is $59,910 ($28.80 per hour) — +26.0% vs. the national median of $47,540. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $59,910
- Mean annual wage
- $61,270
- Median hourly wage
- $28.80
- Employment in DC
- 11,800
11,800 employed · 16.8 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in District of Columbia
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,480 | $18.98 |
| 25th percentile | $47,370 | $22.77 |
| Median (50th) | $59,910 | $28.80 |
| 75th percentile | $73,340 | $35.26 |
| 90th percentile | $84,290 | $40.53 |
What this salary is worth in District of Columbia
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $54,513
- Median rent burden
- 39.1%
- Est. affordable home price
- $218,548
District of Columbia prices are 109.9 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in District of Columbia: $1,954/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,498/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in District of Columbia is $737,100 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in other states
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Other salaries in District of Columbia
- Accountants and Auditors in District of Columbia
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in District of Columbia
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in District of Columbia
- Cashiers in District of Columbia
- Construction Laborers in District of Columbia
- Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia
- Customer Service Representatives in District of Columbia
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in District of Columbia
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in District of Columbia
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in District of Columbia
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in District of Columbia
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in District of Columbia
- General and Operations Managers in District of Columbia
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in District of Columbia
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in District of Columbia
- Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in District of Columbia
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in District of Columbia
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in District of Columbia
- Light Truck Drivers in District of Columbia
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in District of Columbia
- Management Analysts in District of Columbia
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in District of Columbia
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in District of Columbia
- Nursing Assistants in District of Columbia
- Office Clerks, General in District of Columbia
- Project Management Specialists in District of Columbia
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in District of Columbia
- Registered Nurses in District of Columbia
- Retail Salespersons in District of Columbia
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in District of Columbia
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in District of Columbia
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in District of Columbia
- Security Guards in District of Columbia
- Software Developers in District of Columbia
- Stockers and Order Fillers in District of Columbia
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in District of Columbia
- Waiters and Waitresses in District of Columbia
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.