The salary statistics of legal secretaries in the industry sector of management of companies and enterprises are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare legal secretaries salaries in different industries within the management of companies and enterprises sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in the industry sector of management of companies and enterprises. 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 $81,660. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $58,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid legal secretaries is $36,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries in the industry sector of management of companies and enterprises from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $58,650 | 2.90% | 14.51% |
| 2017 | $56,950 | 0.91% | - |
| 2016 | $56,430 | 2.96% | - |
| 2015 | $54,760 | 3.71% | - |
| 2014 | $52,730 | 6.45% | - |
| 2013 | $49,330 | -1.64% | - |
| 2012 | $50,140 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].