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Highest Paying Industries for Legal Secretaries

The top 88 highest paying industries for legal secretaries (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $66,360, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for legal secretaries. It is followed by broadcasting (except internet) industry (average annual salary $65,080). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of legal secretaries in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 88 Highest Paying Industries for Legal Secretaries

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$66,360	$41,220	50
2	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$65,080	$40,740	40
3	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$63,950	$35,040	30
4	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$62,570	$31,180	40
5	Utilities	$60,720	$41,620	100
6	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$60,500	$37,240	70
7	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$59,940	$42,420	280
8	Telecommunications	$59,900	$41,960	300
9	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$59,890	$41,640	50
10	Oil and Gas Extraction	$57,150	$32,250	50
11	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$57,050	$31,050	80
12	Scientific Research and Development Services	$57,050	$31,050	80
13	Mining	$56,530	$35,020	50
14	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$56,460	$41,670	50
15	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$55,920	$30,580	40
16	Rail Transportation	$54,920	$43,650	30
17	Information	$54,820	$32,110	570
18	Manufacturing	$54,300	$33,130	200
19	Other Financial Investment Activities	$53,300	$31,880	360
20	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$53,300	$33,770	30
21	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$53,300	$32,030	390
22	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$52,730	$31,550	1,650
23	Construction	$52,460	$31,530	70
24	Lessors of Real Estate	$52,300	$34,050	30
25	Postal Service (federal government)	$52,300	$38,890	50
26	Transportation and Warehousing	$52,300	$34,520	150
27	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$51,810	$27,160	100
28	Construction of Buildings	$51,790	$30,210	40
29	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$51,430	$32,490	50
30	Insurance Carriers	$51,180	$34,100	2,190
31	Wholesale Trade	$51,140	$31,350	110
32	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$51,090	$34,340	1,790
33	Real Estate	$50,950	$28,000	70
34	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$50,860	$33,990	2,530
35	Other Insurance Related Activities	$50,820	$35,460	220
36	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$50,810	$28,980	240
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$50,590	$35,420	60
38	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$50,410	$31,660	120
39	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$50,350	$35,870	120
40	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$50,160	$35,700	60
41	Hospitals - Privately owned	$49,860	$36,500	130
42	Finance and Insurance	$49,620	$31,850	3,670
43	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$49,130	$34,080	140
44	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$49,080	$34,900	160
45	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$48,980	$32,470	140
46	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$48,890	$33,140	340
47	Educational Services - Privately owned	$48,830	$32,360	150
48	Educational Services - Local government owned	$48,830	$29,570	60
49	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$47,680	$28,990	340
50	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$47,560	$28,920	340
51	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$47,240	$30,770	60
52	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$46,920	$31,070	50
53	Educational Services	$46,890	$30,890	300
54	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$46,290	$29,790	n/a
55	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$46,230	$31,030	230
56	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$46,000	$29,190	130
57	Activities Related to Real Estate	$45,800	$26,110	40
58	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$45,150	$28,460	110
59	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$44,160	$35,810	70
60	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$42,900	$30,510	190
61	Legal Services	$42,870	$26,520	182,310
62	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$42,860	$26,530	182,990
63	Temporary Help Services	$42,670	$26,860	1,840
64	Employment Services	$42,610	$26,780	2,020
65	Social Advocacy Organizations	$42,420	$29,530	80
66	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$41,880	$26,070	2,380
67	Administrative and Support Services	$41,870	$26,070	2,380
68	Educational Services - State government owned	$41,840	$29,020	90
69	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$41,670	$28,960	90
70	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$40,080	$26,590	11,290
71	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$40,020	$27,090	19,760
72	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,000	$26,580	11,200
73	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$39,970	$27,090	19,530
74	Federal, State, and Local Government	$39,970	$27,090	19,530
75	State government, including schools and hospitals	$39,960	$27,200	8,420
76	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$39,960	$27,190	8,330
77	Office Administrative Services	$39,730	$25,210	90
78	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$38,950	$27,320	690
79	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$38,360	$28,200	200
80	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$37,150	$27,280	120
81	Depository Credit Intermediation	$36,370	$26,660	510
82	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$35,950	$31,160	n/a
83	Social Assistance	$35,430	$27,030	90
84	Individual and Family Services	$35,290	$27,010	90
85	Business Support Services	$35,120	$23,030	250
86	Health Care and Social Assistance	$33,770	$25,630	640
87	Offices of Physicians	$29,920	$25,000	360
88	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$29,860	$24,960	390