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Legal Secretaries Salary in the Industry of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

The salary statistics and trend of legal secretaries in the industry of general medical and surgical hospitals are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare legal secretaries salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,840
25th Percentile Wage
$24,190
50th Percentile Wage
$38,010
75th Percentile Wage
$49,210
90th Percentile Wage
$61,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for legal secretaries in the industry of general medical and surgical hospitals. 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 $61,100. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $38,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent legal secretaries is $19,840.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries in the industry of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$38,010
-24.94% -22.68%
2016
$47,490
-0.29% -
2015
$47,630
-3.15% -
2014
$49,130
-0.33% -
2013
$49,290
5.40% -
2012
$46,630
- -

Table 3. Compare Legal Secretaries Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of legal secretaries in ten industries within the health care and social assistance 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
Hospitals - Privately owned
$45,470
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$45,380
Social Assistance
$40,590
Individual and Family Services
$40,590
Offices of Physicians
$40,020
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$39,540
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$38,900
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$38,010
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$34,340
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$34,020

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