The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $35,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,350.
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 | $46,460 | 18.08% | 8.89% |
| 2021 | $38,060 | -11.82% | - |
| 2020 | $42,560 | -5.50% | - |
| 2019 | $44,900 | -1.45% | - |
| 2018 | $45,550 | 0.77% | - |
| 2017 | $45,200 | -1.19% | - |
| 2016 | $45,740 | 8.55% | - |
| 2015 | $41,830 | -2.51% | - |
| 2014 | $42,880 | 3.54% | - |
| 2013 | $41,360 | -2.35% | - |
| 2012 | $42,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,460 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Bakersfield-Delano is 45.8 percent (45.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.