The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $37,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,720.
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 | $49,230 | -0.02% | 13.37% |
| 2021 | $49,240 | -4.41% | - |
| 2020 | $51,410 | 0.91% | - |
| 2019 | $50,940 | 6.36% | - |
| 2018 | $47,700 | 7.34% | - |
| 2017 | $44,200 | 5.20% | - |
| 2016 | $41,900 | -7.52% | - |
| 2015 | $45,050 | -5.02% | - |
| 2014 | $47,310 | 3.02% | - |
| 2013 | $45,880 | 7.04% | - |
| 2012 | $42,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,230, Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is the second highest paying city for legal secretaries in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $61,480). Compared with Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, the median annual salary of legal secretaries in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower.