The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $31,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,740.
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 | $48,070 | 0.46% | 16.98% |
| 2021 | $47,850 | -27.04% | - |
| 2020 | $60,790 | 12.24% | - |
| 2019 | $53,350 | -2.42% | - |
| 2018 | $54,640 | 21.05% | - |
| 2017 | $43,140 | -8.46% | - |
| 2016 | $46,790 | 12.44% | - |
| 2015 | $40,970 | -8.18% | - |
| 2014 | $44,320 | 9.41% | - |
| 2013 | $40,150 | 0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $39,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,070 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 47.5 percent (47.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.