The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $27,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legal secretaries from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $39,650 | 3.93% | 3.13% |
| 2016 | $38,090 | -21.63% | - |
| 2015 | $46,330 | 2.16% | - |
| 2014 | $45,330 | -6.35% | - |
| 2013 | $48,210 | 20.33% | - |
| 2012 | $38,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,650 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Lake County-Kenosha County is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 19.2 percent (19.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eau Claire.