The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legal secretaries in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $36,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,090.
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 | $45,480 | 9.08% | 24.21% |
| 2021 | $41,350 | 18.48% | - |
| 2019 | $33,710 | -5.10% | - |
| 2018 | $35,430 | -9.29% | - |
| 2017 | $38,720 | -29.75% | - |
| 2016 | $50,240 | 14.63% | - |
| 2015 | $42,890 | 9.19% | - |
| 2014 | $38,950 | 10.65% | - |
| 2013 | $34,800 | 0.95% | - |
| 2012 | $34,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,480 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Lewiston-Auburn is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-South Portland-Biddeford and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |