The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $29,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,720.
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 | $39,330 | 4.98% | 15.05% |
| 2021 | $37,370 | 1.66% | - |
| 2020 | $36,750 | 5.01% | - |
| 2019 | $34,910 | -6.47% | - |
| 2018 | $37,170 | 3.98% | - |
| 2017 | $35,690 | 2.07% | - |
| 2016 | $34,950 | 3.18% | - |
| 2015 | $33,840 | -0.95% | - |
| 2014 | $34,160 | 1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $33,530 | 0.36% | - |
| 2012 | $33,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,330 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Brownsville-Harlingen is 30.5 percent (30.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.