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Legal Secretaries in Virginia

Legal Secretaries in Virginia

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-19% Jobs Projection
$41,250 Median Salary
230 Job Openings

While jobs for Legal Secretaries in Virginia are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Legal Secretaries in Virginia is expected to decrease.

  • Legal Secretaries in Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

In Virginia, there were 2,160 people working as Legal Secretaries in the year 2018.

There were 2,940 Legal Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 780 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,080 Legal Secretaries working in it, which means Virginia has more Legal Secretaries than average.

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Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Legal Secretaries in this state are not growing, but it is a similar decline to the national projection of -19.1% decline.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 230 annual Legal Secretaries job openings in Virginia, and 2,450 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 15,000 annual jobs and 157,500 total jobs in 2026.

In 2018 wages for Legal Secretaries ranged from $28,710 to $72,600 with $41,250 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.8 to $34.9. The median hourly rate was $19.83.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.42 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.41.

The median salary in Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Legal Secretaries.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,100 $81,590
Richmond, VA 480 $42,280
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 450 $35,140
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 90 n/a
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 80 $34,110
Charlottesville, VA 40 $50,470
Lynchburg, VA 40 $48,260
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 30 $30,660

The table below shows the states where most Legal Secretaries work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
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
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

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