The salary statistics of legal secretaries in the industry sector of mining are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare legal secretaries salaries in different industries within the mining sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in the industry sector of mining. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) legal secretaries is $78,990. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $46,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid legal secretaries is $33,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries in the industry sector of mining from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $46,880 | -21.72% | -22.53% |
| 2017 | $57,060 | -0.67% | - |
| 2016 | $57,440 | 4.40% | - |
| 2015 | $54,910 | -2.95% | - |
| 2014 | $56,530 | -1.61% | - |
| 2012 | $57,440 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].