The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 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 | $32,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,140.
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 | $42,340 | -7.68% | 17.64% |
| 2021 | $45,590 | -3.82% | - |
| 2020 | $47,330 | -0.17% | - |
| 2019 | $47,410 | -9.66% | - |
| 2018 | $51,990 | 10.98% | - |
| 2017 | $46,280 | 5.86% | - |
| 2016 | $43,570 | 10.21% | - |
| 2015 | $39,120 | 2.45% | - |
| 2014 | $38,160 | 5.66% | - |
| 2013 | $36,000 | 3.14% | - |
| 2012 | $34,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,340 in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 42.4 percent (42.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.