The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legal secretaries in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 | $29,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,480.
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 | $62,140 | 2.53% | 26.68% |
| 2021 | $60,570 | 5.83% | - |
| 2020 | $57,040 | -1.16% | - |
| 2019 | $57,700 | -3.47% | - |
| 2018 | $59,700 | 10.30% | - |
| 2017 | $53,550 | 3.45% | - |
| 2016 | $51,700 | 8.26% | - |
| 2015 | $47,430 | -10.65% | - |
| 2014 | $52,480 | 12.39% | - |
| 2013 | $45,980 | 0.91% | - |
| 2012 | $45,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,140, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is the highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of Connecticut, followed by Waterbury (median annual salary $55,630). In comparison, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in Waterbury.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Waterbury | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| New Haven | |
| Danbury | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |