The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legal secretaries in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $35,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,060.
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 | $55,950 | -6.81% | 16.19% |
| 2021 | $59,760 | 12.30% | - |
| 2020 | $52,410 | 0.65% | - |
| 2019 | $52,070 | -1.00% | - |
| 2018 | $52,590 | 5.63% | - |
| 2017 | $49,630 | -2.22% | - |
| 2016 | $50,730 | -7.73% | - |
| 2015 | $54,650 | 7.56% | - |
| 2014 | $50,520 | 7.62% | - |
| 2013 | $46,670 | -0.47% | - |
| 2012 | $46,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,950 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Bellevue-Everett and 49.4 percent (49.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mount Vernon-Anacortes.