The salary statistics of legal secretaries in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare legal secretaries salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. 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 $67,180. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $44,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid legal secretaries is $30,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $44,680 | 1.30% | 13.63% |
| 2017 | $44,100 | 3.92% | - |
| 2016 | $42,370 | 3.33% | - |
| 2015 | $40,960 | 2.42% | - |
| 2014 | $39,970 | 1.60% | - |
| 2013 | $39,330 | 1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $38,590 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].