The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Newark-Union 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 | $23,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,490.
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 | $48,770 | 4.84% | -3.28% |
| 2016 | $46,410 | 0.11% | - |
| 2015 | $46,360 | -5.97% | - |
| 2014 | $49,130 | 0.41% | - |
| 2013 | $48,930 | -2.94% | - |
| 2012 | $50,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,770 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Newark-Union is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.