The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $30,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,930.
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 | $43,610 | 2.55% | 14.74% |
| 2020 | $42,500 | -5.67% | - |
| 2019 | $44,910 | 3.99% | - |
| 2018 | $43,120 | 12.66% | - |
| 2017 | $37,660 | 4.86% | - |
| 2016 | $35,830 | 2.76% | - |
| 2015 | $34,840 | -1.03% | - |
| 2014 | $35,200 | -2.02% | - |
| 2013 | $35,910 | -3.54% | - |
| 2012 | $37,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,610, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $37,700). In comparison, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Lexington-Fayette is 13.6 percent (13.6%) higher than that in Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |