The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale 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 | $34,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,590.
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 | $46,320 | 17.83% | 6.97% |
| 2021 | $38,060 | -25.62% | - |
| 2020 | $47,810 | -12.76% | - |
| 2019 | $53,910 | 7.35% | - |
| 2018 | $49,950 | -1.16% | - |
| 2017 | $50,530 | 5.94% | - |
| 2016 | $47,530 | 3.64% | - |
| 2015 | $45,800 | 7.55% | - |
| 2014 | $42,340 | 0.47% | - |
| 2013 | $42,140 | -2.25% | - |
| 2012 | $43,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,320 in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Flagstaff and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Flagstaff | |
| Prescott | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Yuma | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tucson | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |