The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $40,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,210.
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 | $71,000 | 11.85% | 25.39% |
| 2021 | $62,590 | 2.97% | - |
| 2020 | $60,730 | 8.46% | - |
| 2019 | $55,590 | 10.02% | - |
| 2015 | $50,020 | 4.42% | - |
| 2014 | $47,810 | -5.65% | - |
| 2013 | $50,510 | -4.87% | - |
| 2012 | $52,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,000 in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area and 66.2 percent (66.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greeley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Pueblo | |
| Greeley |