The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $36,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,320.
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 | $47,220 | 0.66% | 16.43% |
| 2021 | $46,910 | 5.05% | - |
| 2020 | $44,540 | 14.03% | - |
| 2019 | $38,290 | -22.02% | - |
| 2018 | $46,720 | 2.85% | - |
| 2017 | $45,390 | -4.47% | - |
| 2016 | $47,420 | 5.06% | - |
| 2015 | $45,020 | 3.11% | - |
| 2014 | $43,620 | 6.99% | - |
| 2013 | $40,570 | 2.74% | - |
| 2012 | $39,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,220 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 38.4 percent (38.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.