The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legal secretaries in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $37,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,740.
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 | $49,570 | 3.81% | 25.56% |
| 2021 | $47,680 | 3.94% | - |
| 2020 | $45,800 | 0.85% | - |
| 2019 | $45,410 | 4.29% | - |
| 2018 | $43,460 | 24.00% | - |
| 2017 | $33,030 | 4.21% | - |
| 2016 | $31,640 | 3.92% | - |
| 2015 | $30,400 | -28.12% | - |
| 2014 | $38,950 | 2.70% | - |
| 2013 | $37,900 | 2.64% | - |
| 2012 | $36,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,570 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Bellevue-Everett and 42.9 percent (42.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mount Vernon-Anacortes.