The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legal secretaries in Weirton-Steubenville 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 | $29,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,780.
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 | $36,980 | 16.47% | 7.06% |
| 2021 | $30,890 | -17.90% | - |
| 2020 | $36,420 | 7.47% | - |
| 2019 | $33,700 | -1.04% | - |
| 2018 | $34,050 | 22.20% | - |
| 2017 | $26,490 | -29.75% | - |
| 2016 | $34,370 | 4.04% | - |
| 2015 | $32,980 | -4.21% | - |
| 2012 | $34,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,980 in Weirton-Steubenville is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Weirton-Steubenville is 53.3 percent (53.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 17.1 percent (17.1%) 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 |