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Legal Secretaries in North Carolina

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-17% Jobs Projection
$46,330 Median Salary
150 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Legal Secretaries in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

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

In 2018, there were 2,060 Legal Secretaries working in the state.

There were 1,620 Legal Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 440 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Legal Secretaries in this state are declining at a rate of 17.3% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 150 annual Legal Secretaries job openings in North Carolina, and 1,530 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 $24,960 to $70,970 with $46,330 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12 to $34.12. The median hourly rate was $22.27.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.98 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.29.

The median salary in North Carolina 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
Raleigh, NC 570 $58,310
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 530 $49,260
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 450 $35,140
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 150 n/a
Greenville, NC 80 $32,780
Fayetteville, NC 50 $33,230

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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