The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $35,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,360.
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 | $65,000 | 7.40% | 31.89% |
| 2021 | $60,190 | 18.18% | - |
| 2020 | $49,250 | -7.53% | - |
| 2019 | $52,960 | 0.98% | - |
| 2018 | $52,440 | 7.06% | - |
| 2017 | $48,740 | 4.90% | - |
| 2016 | $46,350 | -4.23% | - |
| 2015 | $48,310 | -2.98% | - |
| 2014 | $49,750 | 6.11% | - |
| 2013 | $46,710 | 5.22% | - |
| 2012 | $44,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,000, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary $50,660). In comparison, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Danville | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |