The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $31,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $48,670 | -7.95% | -7.95% |
| 2016 | $52,540 | 19.51% | - |
| 2015 | $42,290 | 0.99% | - |
| 2014 | $41,870 | 4.39% | - |
| 2013 | $40,030 | -31.25% | - |
| 2012 | $52,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,670, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is the second highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of New Hampshire, following the highest paying city Manchester (median annual salary of $62,120). Compared with Manchester, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower.