The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
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 | $53,290 | -6.08% | 14.58% |
| 2021 | $56,530 | 28.34% | - |
| 2018 | $40,510 | 3.43% | - |
| 2017 | $39,120 | 3.32% | - |
| 2016 | $37,820 | -12.16% | - |
| 2015 | $42,420 | 1.04% | - |
| 2014 | $41,980 | -6.88% | - |
| 2013 | $44,870 | -1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $45,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,290, Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of Hawaii, following the highest paying city Urban Honolulu (median annual salary of $61,350). Compared with Urban Honolulu, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | |
| Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina | |
| Honolulu |