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Legal Secretaries in California

Is California a good place for you to work as a Legal Secretary?

-17% Jobs Projection
$53,790 Median Salary
2,360 Job Openings

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

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

  • Legal Secretaries in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

There were approximately 26,220 workers employed as Legal Secretaries in this state in 2018.

There were 27,850 Legal Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,630 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Legal Secretaries in this state are declining at a rate of 16.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 2,360 annual job openings, and a total of 24,400 jobs for California Legal Secretaries in 2026.

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

In 2018 wages for Legal Secretaries ranged from $32,900 to $84,220 with $53,790 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.82 to $40.49. The median hourly rate was $25.86.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $25.02 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.84.

The median salary in California 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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,190 $52,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,540 $67,350
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,920 $53,310
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 1,620 $52,060
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,380 $71,120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,360 $52,860
Fresno, CA 440 $46,390
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 290 $50,530
Bakersfield, CA 250 $45,550
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 240 $43,390
Stockton-Lodi, CA 190 $34,690
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 180 $46,140
Redding, CA 150 $39,290
Modesto, CA 140 $41,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 140 $48,350
Salinas, CA 140 $36,210
Santa Rosa, CA 100 $59,890
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 90 $44,320
Napa, CA 70 $60,230
Yuba City, CA 60 $30,080
Visalia-Porterville, CA 50 $50,630
Merced, CA 50 $46,790
El Centro, CA 30 n/a

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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