The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $38,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,820.
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 | $43,780 | 13.25% | 18.41% |
| 2021 | $37,980 | 10.87% | - |
| 2020 | $33,850 | 10.19% | - |
| 2019 | $30,400 | -13.49% | - |
| 2018 | $34,500 | -13.07% | - |
| 2017 | $39,010 | -1.46% | - |
| 2016 | $39,580 | -6.87% | - |
| 2015 | $42,300 | 1.32% | - |
| 2014 | $41,740 | 7.00% | - |
| 2013 | $38,820 | 7.99% | - |
| 2012 | $35,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,780 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Champaign-Urbana is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 18.8 percent (18.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.