The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $27,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $45,040 | -0.67% | 7.17% |
| 2016 | $45,340 | 14.03% | - |
| 2015 | $38,980 | 4.82% | - |
| 2014 | $37,100 | -0.59% | - |
| 2013 | $37,320 | -12.03% | - |
| 2012 | $41,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,040 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 45.9 percent (45.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.