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District of Columbia / Special Assistant

Role across District of Columbia

Special Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

133 people hold the Special Assistant role across 40 departments in District of Columbia, with a median total compensation of $117,045. Among 12 jurisdictions where this role is reported, District of Columbia ranks #2 by median pay.

Employees
133
Median pay
$117,045
Departments
40
Cross-jurisdiction
#2 of 12

Compare jurisdictions

Special Assistant pay in other jurisdictions

Where Special Assistants are paid most

California
$100,552 · 7
New York City
$97,386 · 177
City of Boston
$94,216 · 43
City of Baltimore
$54,132 · 88
Rhode Island
$23,042 · 6
Vermont
$46 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Special Assistant roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within District of Columbia

Departments with this role

Largest District of Columbia departments for this role

Council
31 · $110,000
DHS
15 · $110,967
Ddot
10 · $120,569
Eom
8 · $96,830
Dmped
5 · $115,000
Hg
5 · $80,784
Doc
4 · $102,080
Ocfo
3 · $137,565
Osse
3 · $127,615
Dcg
3 · $127,615
Does
3 · $119,916

Departments in District of Columbia employing the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.