The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,890 | 18.17% | 37.79% |
| 2021 | $37,550 | 1.30% | - |
| 2017 | $37,060 | 11.60% | - |
| 2016 | $32,760 | 11.11% | - |
| 2015 | $29,120 | 15.83% | - |
| 2014 | $24,510 | -15.87% | - |
| 2013 | $28,400 | -0.53% | - |
| 2012 | $28,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,890 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ames.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dubuque | |
| Ames |