The annual salary statistics of legal secretaries in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legal secretaries in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 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 | $47,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legal secretaries in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,290.
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 | $52,360 | 6.30% | 16.86% |
| 2021 | $49,060 | -14.66% | - |
| 2020 | $56,250 | -1.94% | - |
| 2019 | $57,340 | 5.76% | - |
| 2018 | $54,040 | -1.91% | - |
| 2017 | $55,070 | -3.16% | - |
| 2016 | $56,810 | 30.52% | - |
| 2015 | $39,470 | -11.27% | - |
| 2014 | $43,920 | 14.39% | - |
| 2013 | $37,600 | -15.77% | - |
| 2012 | $43,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,360 in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is in the middle of salary range for legal secretaries in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of legal secretaries in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is 15.7 percent (15.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Waterbury | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| New Haven | |
| Danbury | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |