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Legal Secretaries in Louisiana

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

-17% Jobs Projection
$38,630 Median Salary
280 Job Openings

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

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

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

In Louisiana, there were 3,310 people working as Legal Secretaries in the year 2018.

There were 3,130 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 Louisiana has more Legal Secretaries than average.

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Job Projections for Louisiana

Jobs for Legal Secretaries in this state are declining at a rate of 16.9% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Louisiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 280 annual Legal Secretaries job openings in Louisiana, and 2,940 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 $25,790 to $60,230 with $38,630 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.4 to $28.96. The median hourly rate was $18.57.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.22 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.35.

The median salary in Louisiana 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
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 1,500 $43,240
Baton Rouge, LA 530 $43,800
Lafayette, LA 500 $34,940
Alexandria, LA 140 $38,270
Monroe, LA 130 $32,350
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 90 $31,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 90 $42,520
Lake Charles, LA 80 $34,380

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
Indiana 2,780 $39,680
Washington 2,780 $52,350

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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