The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,760 | 18.14% | 15.71% |
| 2021 | $37,460 | -43.33% | - |
| 2020 | $53,690 | 8.87% | - |
| 2019 | $48,930 | -3.17% | - |
| 2018 | $50,480 | 6.77% | - |
| 2017 | $47,060 | 7.48% | - |
| 2016 | $43,540 | -5.81% | - |
| 2015 | $46,070 | 16.87% | - |
| 2014 | $38,300 | -7.44% | - |
| 2013 | $41,150 | 6.27% | - |
| 2012 | $38,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,760 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Birmingham-Hoover is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Auburn-Opelika and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.