▲9%
The average salary for an Experienced Legal Secretary with Scheduling skills in Washington, District of Columbia is $71,869.
10%
$50k
MEDIAN
$72k
90%
$88k
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Popular Skills for Legal Secretary
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Document Preparation
$68,846
33 responses
Drafting Correspondence
$71,869
20 responses
Filing Court Documents
$63,765
14 responses
Microsoft Office
$66,250
14 responses
Client Interaction
$74,470
14 responses
Skills in Client Interaction are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Microsoft Office, Filing Court Documents and Document Preparation.
Pay by Experience Level for Legal Secretary
An early career Legal Secretary with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $51,282 based on 8 salaries. A mid-career Legal Secretary with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $59,496 based on 6 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $81,594.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Legal Secretary in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 9.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (8.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in St. Louis, Missouri (41.4% less), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (29.4% less) and Chicago, Illinois (20.6% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 30 survey responses.
Early Career
26.7%
Mid Career
20.0%
Late Career
53.3%
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