The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $26,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,800.
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 | $39,020 | 23.24% | 26.93% |
| 2021 | $29,950 | -27.01% | - |
| 2020 | $38,040 | 2.52% | - |
| 2019 | $37,080 | 11.49% | - |
| 2018 | $32,820 | 6.79% | - |
| 2017 | $30,590 | 6.80% | - |
| 2016 | $28,510 | 14.10% | - |
| 2015 | $24,490 | -16.41% | - |
| 2012 | $28,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,020 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.