The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 | $18,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,380 | 27.87% | 34.35% |
| 2021 | $37,060 | -1.30% | - |
| 2013 | $37,540 | 10.15% | - |
| 2012 | $33,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,380, Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is the highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of North Carolina, followed by Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary $48,910). In comparison, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 4.8 percent (4.8%) higher than that in Durham-Chapel Hill.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Greenville | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Goldsboro | |
| Wilmington | |
| New Bern | |
| Rocky Mount | |
| Asheville | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Burlington | |
| Fayetteville | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton |