The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $27,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $30,090 | -24.09% | -10.24% |
| 2020 | $37,340 | 0.46% | - |
| 2019 | $37,170 | 15.71% | - |
| 2018 | $31,330 | -2.81% | - |
| 2017 | $32,210 | -2.98% | - |
| 2016 | $33,170 | -27.10% | - |
| 2015 | $42,160 | 21.32% | - |
| 2012 | $33,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,090 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 39.9 percent (39.9%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| St Louis | |
| Kansas City | |
| Columbia | |
| Springfield | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Jefferson City | |
| Joplin | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| St Joseph | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area |