The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $40,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,110.
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 | $59,880 | 2.64% | 14.53% |
| 2021 | $58,300 | 2.20% | - |
| 2020 | $57,020 | -4.81% | - |
| 2019 | $59,760 | -5.39% | - |
| 2018 | $62,980 | 5.99% | - |
| 2017 | $59,210 | 9.85% | - |
| 2016 | $53,380 | 2.62% | - |
| 2015 | $51,980 | 2.33% | - |
| 2014 | $50,770 | -3.31% | - |
| 2013 | $52,450 | 2.42% | - |
| 2012 | $51,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,880, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Bellevue-Everett (median annual salary of $60,150). Compared with Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is .4 percent (.4%) lower.