The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $28,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,380.
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 | $44,370 | 5.57% | 24.39% |
| 2021 | $41,900 | -6.87% | - |
| 2020 | $44,780 | 1.50% | - |
| 2019 | $44,110 | 4.42% | - |
| 2018 | $42,160 | 1.71% | - |
| 2017 | $41,440 | 6.66% | - |
| 2016 | $38,680 | 8.25% | - |
| 2015 | $35,490 | 3.32% | - |
| 2014 | $34,310 | -0.15% | - |
| 2013 | $34,360 | 2.36% | - |
| 2012 | $33,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,370 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 44.0 percent (44.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cumberland.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Charleston | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Beckley | |
| Winchester | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Wheeling | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Cumberland |