The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $30,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $38,060 | 2.73% | 30.71% |
| 2020 | $37,020 | -0.27% | - |
| 2019 | $37,120 | 2.34% | - |
| 2018 | $36,250 | 1.63% | - |
| 2017 | $35,660 | 26.05% | - |
| 2016 | $26,370 | -49.60% | - |
| 2015 | $39,450 | 33.16% | - |
| 2012 | $26,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,060 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Bloomington | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Lafayette | |
| Gary | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Columbus | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Muncie | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kokomo | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Anderson |