The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $28,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,850.
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 | $38,750 | -46.94% | 23.66% |
| 2021 | $56,940 | -0.88% | - |
| 2020 | $57,440 | 9.09% | - |
| 2019 | $52,220 | 10.19% | - |
| 2018 | $46,900 | 0.64% | - |
| 2017 | $46,600 | 5.82% | - |
| 2016 | $43,890 | -5.95% | - |
| 2015 | $46,500 | 24.47% | - |
| 2014 | $35,120 | 0.51% | - |
| 2013 | $34,940 | 15.34% | - |
| 2012 | $29,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,750 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Kalamazoo-Portage is 39.3 percent (39.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.