The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $24,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $34,360 | 0.73% | 25.73% |
| 2018 | $34,110 | -5.48% | - |
| 2017 | $35,980 | 8.98% | - |
| 2015 | $32,750 | -0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $32,960 | 0.30% | - |
| 2013 | $32,860 | 22.34% | - |
| 2012 | $25,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,360 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |