The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $29,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,640.
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 | $42,170 | 12.21% | 18.80% |
| 2021 | $37,020 | -14.94% | - |
| 2020 | $42,550 | -21.90% | - |
| 2019 | $51,870 | -3.26% | - |
| 2018 | $53,560 | 26.16% | - |
| 2017 | $39,550 | -1.09% | - |
| 2016 | $39,980 | 9.65% | - |
| 2015 | $36,120 | 13.15% | - |
| 2014 | $31,370 | -14.73% | - |
| 2013 | $35,990 | 4.86% | - |
| 2012 | $34,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,170 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in South Bend-Mishawaka is 34.0 percent (34.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 27.6 percent (27.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.