The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legal secretaries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $37,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,430.
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 | $58,160 | -2.77% | 19.64% |
| 2021 | $59,770 | 7.96% | - |
| 2020 | $55,010 | -3.76% | - |
| 2019 | $57,080 | 9.04% | - |
| 2018 | $51,920 | -0.12% | - |
| 2017 | $51,980 | 5.27% | - |
| 2016 | $49,240 | 3.90% | - |
| 2015 | $47,320 | 1.18% | - |
| 2014 | $46,760 | -0.41% | - |
| 2013 | $46,950 | 0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $46,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,160, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Philadelphia (median annual salary $50,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in Philadelphia.