The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $29,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,600.
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 | $38,240 | 3.77% | -5.62% |
| 2021 | $36,800 | -11.88% | - |
| 2020 | $41,170 | 14.11% | - |
| 2019 | $35,360 | 0.62% | - |
| 2018 | $35,140 | -3.90% | - |
| 2017 | $36,510 | 0.63% | - |
| 2016 | $36,280 | -1.32% | - |
| 2015 | $36,760 | -5.85% | - |
| 2014 | $38,910 | -2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $39,710 | -1.71% | - |
| 2012 | $40,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,240 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 31.9 percent (31.9%) 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 |