The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legal secretaries in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $28,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,080.
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 | $37,810 | 0.29% | 4.55% |
| 2021 | $37,700 | -6.21% | - |
| 2020 | $40,040 | -10.31% | - |
| 2019 | $44,170 | 11.34% | - |
| 2018 | $39,160 | 3.22% | - |
| 2017 | $37,900 | 4.46% | - |
| 2016 | $36,210 | 3.51% | - |
| 2015 | $34,940 | 2.86% | - |
| 2014 | $33,940 | 1.71% | - |
| 2013 | $33,360 | -8.18% | - |
| 2012 | $36,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,810 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Augusta-Richmond County is 22.6 percent (22.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley and 28.7 percent (28.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.