The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $28,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $42,800 | -10.93% | 6.61% |
| 2016 | $47,480 | 13.50% | - |
| 2015 | $41,070 | -7.23% | - |
| 2014 | $44,040 | 9.13% | - |
| 2013 | $40,020 | 0.12% | - |
| 2012 | $39,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,800 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 24.4 percent (24.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 41.1 percent (41.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.