The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legal secretaries in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $34,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,330.
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 | $46,930 | -1.13% | 10.25% |
| 2021 | $47,460 | 2.09% | - |
| 2020 | $46,470 | 8.37% | - |
| 2019 | $42,580 | -5.47% | - |
| 2018 | $44,910 | 3.56% | - |
| 2017 | $43,310 | 1.02% | - |
| 2016 | $42,870 | 6.60% | - |
| 2015 | $40,040 | 0.12% | - |
| 2014 | $39,990 | -3.55% | - |
| 2013 | $41,410 | -1.71% | - |
| 2012 | $42,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,930 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 38.0 percent (38.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.