The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $32,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,240.
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 | $46,370 | -1.29% | 30.19% |
| 2021 | $46,970 | -11.67% | - |
| 2020 | $52,450 | 1.24% | - |
| 2019 | $51,800 | 2.26% | - |
| 2018 | $50,630 | 10.25% | - |
| 2017 | $45,440 | 11.49% | - |
| 2016 | $40,220 | 6.49% | - |
| 2015 | $37,610 | 11.38% | - |
| 2014 | $33,330 | 3.99% | - |
| 2013 | $32,000 | -1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $32,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,370 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Visalia-Porterville is 45.9 percent (45.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.1 percent (36.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.