The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $29,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,400.
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 | $45,220 | 3.36% | 1.61% |
| 2021 | $43,700 | -10.59% | - |
| 2020 | $48,330 | 4.78% | - |
| 2019 | $46,020 | -1.06% | - |
| 2018 | $46,510 | 13.07% | - |
| 2017 | $40,430 | -0.72% | - |
| 2016 | $40,720 | 5.65% | - |
| 2015 | $38,420 | -32.22% | - |
| 2014 | $50,800 | -1.97% | - |
| 2013 | $51,800 | 14.11% | - |
| 2012 | $44,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,220 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 23.7 percent (23.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Cleveland | |
| Knoxville | |
| Jackson | |
| Clarksville | |
| Morristown | |
| Memphis | |
| Johnson City | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |