The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina 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 | $43,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52,090 | 4.07% | 20.50% |
| 2019 | $49,970 | 4.60% | - |
| 2018 | $47,670 | 6.34% | - |
| 2017 | $44,650 | 7.26% | - |
| 2016 | $41,410 | -3.40% | - |
| 2015 | $42,820 | 3.29% | - |
| 2012 | $41,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,090 in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Hawaii. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Urban Honolulu and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Honolulu.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | |
| Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina | |
| Honolulu |