The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legal secretaries in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 | $26,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,160.
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 | $45,670 | 25.84% | 34.68% |
| 2019 | $33,870 | 6.26% | - |
| 2018 | $31,750 | 4.16% | - |
| 2017 | $30,430 | 1.97% | - |
| 2016 | $29,830 | -12.60% | - |
| 2015 | $33,590 | -0.60% | - |
| 2014 | $33,790 | -1.01% | - |
| 2013 | $34,130 | 12.60% | - |
| 2012 | $29,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,670 in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 37.8 percent (37.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Alexandria | |
| Lafayette | |
| Monroe | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |