The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Cape Coral-Fort Myers 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 | $32,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida 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 $44,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,500.
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 | $44,810 | 14.77% | 41.66% |
| 2021 | $38,190 | -8.51% | - |
| 2020 | $41,440 | -6.49% | - |
| 2019 | $44,130 | -6.25% | - |
| 2018 | $46,890 | -2.96% | - |
| 2017 | $48,280 | 2.01% | - |
| 2016 | $47,310 | 36.50% | - |
| 2015 | $30,040 | 18.84% | - |
| 2014 | $24,380 | 0.49% | - |
| 2013 | $24,260 | -7.75% | - |
| 2012 | $26,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,810 in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 45.6 percent (45.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.