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Legal Secretaries in Connecticut
Considering a career as a Legal Secretary in Connecticut?
While jobs for Legal Secretaries in Connecticut are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Legal Secretaries in Connecticut is expected to decrease.
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Legal Secretaries in Connecticut earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
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How Many Legal Secretaries Work in Connecticut?
In Connecticut, there were 1,880 people working as Legal Secretaries in the year 2018.
There were 1,630 Legal Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 250 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 2,080 Legal Secretaries working in it, which means Connecticut has fewer Legal Secretaries than average.
Job Projections for Connecticut
Jobs for Legal Secretaries in this state are declining at a rate of 20.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -19.1%.
Connecticut Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates there will be 110 annual job openings, and 1,220 total jobs in 2026 for Legal Secretaries in this state.
Nationwide, the prediction is 15,000 annual jobs and 157,500 total jobs in 2026.
What do Legal Secretaries Make in Connecticut?
In 2018 wages for Legal Secretaries ranged from $31,370 to $78,570 with $54,500 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.08 to $37.77. The median hourly rate was $26.2.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $25.05 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $1.15.
The median salary in Connecticut is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Connecticut Metros for Legal Secretaries
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Legal Secretaries.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 710 | $59,700 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 590 | $54,040 |
Worcester, MA-CT | 310 | $43,500 |
Springfield, MA-CT | 260 | $37,850 |
New Haven, CT | 230 | $56,400 |
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI | 210 | $41,000 |
Danbury, CT | 40 | $49,660 |
Top States for Legal Secretaries Employment
View the list below to see where most Legal Secretaries work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 26,220 | $53,790 |
New York | 15,440 | $54,170 |
Texas | 12,990 | $40,890 |
Florida | 9,460 | $43,160 |
New Jersey | 9,020 | $49,840 |
Illinois | 7,880 | $48,380 |
Pennsylvania | 7,420 | $48,240 |
Michigan | 5,230 | $43,970 |
Ohio | 4,830 | $44,880 |
Missouri | 4,480 | $41,170 |
Georgia | 3,980 | $40,150 |
Alabama | 3,930 | $39,500 |
Massachusetts | 3,920 | $56,110 |
District of Columbia | 3,540 | $90,010 |
Minnesota | 3,530 | $51,890 |
Louisiana | 3,310 | $38,630 |
Colorado | 3,250 | $0 |
Tennessee | 3,010 | $42,820 |
Washington | 2,780 | $52,350 |
Indiana | 2,780 | $39,680 |
Below are the states where Legal Secretaries get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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District of Columbia | $90,010 |
Massachusetts | $56,110 |
Connecticut | $54,500 |
New York | $54,170 |
California | $53,790 |
Washington | $52,350 |
Delaware | $52,090 |
Minnesota | $51,890 |
Rhode Island | $50,100 |
New Jersey | $49,840 |
Related Careers in Connecticut
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | Connecticut Employment Total |
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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 30,140 |
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 7,580 |
Medical Secretaries | 4,470 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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