The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $38,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,600.
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 | $56,580 | 15.09% | 25.80% |
| 2021 | $48,040 | 1.56% | - |
| 2020 | $47,290 | 12.46% | - |
| 2019 | $41,400 | 10.60% | - |
| 2018 | $37,010 | -3.05% | - |
| 2017 | $38,140 | -16.47% | - |
| 2016 | $44,420 | 2.39% | - |
| 2015 | $43,360 | 3.51% | - |
| 2014 | $41,840 | -0.53% | - |
| 2013 | $42,060 | 0.19% | - |
| 2012 | $41,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,580, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of Texas, followed by Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary $51,420). In comparison, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 9.1 percent (9.1%) higher than that in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown.