The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $29,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,300.
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 | $38,550 | 5.99% | 22.49% |
| 2021 | $36,240 | -55.52% | - |
| 2020 | $56,360 | 0.76% | - |
| 2019 | $55,930 | 35.38% | - |
| 2017 | $36,140 | -1.96% | - |
| 2016 | $36,850 | 3.55% | - |
| 2015 | $35,540 | 7.96% | - |
| 2014 | $32,710 | 3.97% | - |
| 2013 | $31,410 | 4.87% | - |
| 2012 | $29,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,550 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 32.5 percent (32.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.