The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in 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 | $27,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in 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 $64,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,280.
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 | $44,000 | -0.20% | 10.00% |
| 2016 | $44,090 | 9.37% | - |
| 2015 | $39,960 | -14.99% | - |
| 2014 | $45,950 | 10.84% | - |
| 2013 | $40,970 | 3.34% | - |
| 2012 | $39,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,000 in 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 42.7 percent (42.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.