The salary statistics of legal secretaries in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare legal secretaries salaries in different industries within the professional, scientific, and technical services sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services. 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 $79,170. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $46,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid legal secretaries is $27,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $46,300 | 4.00% | 8.51% |
| 2017 | $44,450 | 0.88% | - |
| 2016 | $44,060 | 1.93% | - |
| 2015 | $43,210 | 0.81% | - |
| 2014 | $42,860 | 0.72% | - |
| 2013 | $42,550 | 0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $42,360 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].