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Legal Secretaries in West Virginia

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-22% Jobs Projection
$38,370 Median Salary
90 Job Openings

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

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

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

In West Virginia, there were 1,430 people working as Legal Secretaries in the year 2018.

There were 1,250 Legal Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 180 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Legal Secretaries in this state are declining at a rate of 21.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -19.1%.

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West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 90 annual Legal Secretaries job openings in West Virginia, and 980 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 $23,590 to $52,020 with $38,370 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.34 to $25.01. The median hourly rate was $18.45.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.14 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $2.31.

The median salary in West 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
Charleston, WV 360 $39,980
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 190 $38,390
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 110 $39,460
Wheeling, WV-OH 110 $26,960
Beckley, WV 80 $41,760
Morgantown, WV 70 $37,650
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 60 $42,160
Cumberland, MD-WV 60 $26,570
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 50 $34,050

View the list below to see 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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