The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $32,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,080.
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 | $38,880 | 4.24% | 11.34% |
| 2021 | $37,230 | -21.51% | - |
| 2020 | $45,240 | 17.42% | - |
| 2019 | $37,360 | 7.49% | - |
| 2018 | $34,560 | -3.56% | - |
| 2017 | $35,790 | 5.09% | - |
| 2016 | $33,970 | -15.63% | - |
| 2015 | $39,280 | 2.93% | - |
| 2014 | $38,130 | -0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $38,280 | 9.95% | - |
| 2012 | $34,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,880 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley and 30.7 percent (30.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.