The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legal secretaries in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $33,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,700.
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 | $45,600 | 10.55% | 18.77% |
| 2021 | $40,790 | 3.68% | - |
| 2020 | $39,290 | -5.75% | - |
| 2019 | $41,550 | -2.33% | - |
| 2018 | $42,520 | 17.12% | - |
| 2017 | $35,240 | 6.24% | - |
| 2016 | $33,040 | 12.95% | - |
| 2015 | $28,760 | -13.46% | - |
| 2014 | $32,630 | -17.65% | - |
| 2013 | $38,390 | 3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $37,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,600 in Shreveport-Bossier City is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Shreveport-Bossier City is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 37.7 percent (37.7%) 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 |