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Legal Secretaries in Mississippi

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-24% Jobs Projection
$37,190 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

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

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

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

There were approximately 770 workers employed as Legal Secretaries in this state in 2018.

There were 860 Legal Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Legal Secretaries in this state are declining at a rate of 23.9% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -19.1%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Legal Secretaries job openings in Mississippi, and 700 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 $27,310 to $59,710 with $37,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.13 to $28.71. The median hourly rate was $17.88.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.41 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.53.

The median salary in Mississippi 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 600 $39,450
Jackson, MS 310 $39,130
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 130 $44,160

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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