The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $30,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,910.
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 | $52,680 | 9.62% | 19.70% |
| 2021 | $47,610 | -5.04% | - |
| 2020 | $50,010 | 9.62% | - |
| 2019 | $45,200 | 4.34% | - |
| 2018 | $43,240 | 7.17% | - |
| 2017 | $40,140 | 8.94% | - |
| 2016 | $36,550 | 1.72% | - |
| 2015 | $35,920 | -6.88% | - |
| 2014 | $38,390 | -8.13% | - |
| 2013 | $41,510 | -1.90% | - |
| 2012 | $42,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,680, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of Louisiana, followed by Lake Charles (median annual salary $46,600). In comparison, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 11.5 percent (11.5%) higher than that in Lake Charles.
| 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 |