The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 | $24,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $36,740 | 6.61% | 14.59% |
| 2019 | $34,310 | -3.79% | - |
| 2018 | $35,610 | -4.24% | - |
| 2017 | $37,120 | 2.10% | - |
| 2016 | $36,340 | 3.19% | - |
| 2015 | $35,180 | 5.88% | - |
| 2014 | $33,110 | 1.39% | - |
| 2013 | $32,650 | 3.89% | - |
| 2012 | $31,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,740 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 35.1 percent (35.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.