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Legal Secretaries Salary in the Industry of Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

The salary statistics and trend of legal secretaries in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare legal secretaries salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,820
25th Percentile Wage
$38,810
50th Percentile Wage
$48,690
75th Percentile Wage
$65,490
90th Percentile Wage
$79,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for legal secretaries in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools. 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 $79,000. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $48,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent legal secretaries is $33,820.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries in the industry of Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$48,690
3.41% 4.52%
2016
$47,030
3.68% -
2015
$45,300
-2.05% -
2014
$46,230
0.02% -
2013
$46,220
-0.58% -
2012
$46,490
- -

Table 3. Compare Legal Secretaries Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of legal secretaries in nine industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of legal secretaries in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Educational Services - Privately owned
$55,590
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
$55,210
Educational Services - Local government owned
$49,700
Educational Services
$49,060
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
$48,690
Elementary and Secondary Schools
$48,350
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
$48,350
Educational Services - State government owned
$41,520
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
$41,420

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