The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $30,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,730.
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 | $41,250 | 2.98% | 24.80% |
| 2021 | $40,020 | -9.15% | - |
| 2020 | $43,680 | 19.32% | - |
| 2019 | $35,240 | -8.94% | - |
| 2018 | $38,390 | 6.72% | - |
| 2017 | $35,810 | -1.62% | - |
| 2016 | $36,390 | 6.05% | - |
| 2015 | $34,190 | 3.16% | - |
| 2014 | $33,110 | 2.75% | - |
| 2013 | $32,200 | 3.66% | - |
| 2012 | $31,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,250 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Huntington-Ashland is 47.9 percent (47.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 25.7 percent (25.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Cumberland.