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Legal Secretaries in Montana

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4.7% Jobs Projection
$33,280 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Legal Secretaries in Montana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Legal Secretaries in Montana is growing slower than average.

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

650 people worked as Legal Secretaries in 2018 in this state.

There were 780 Legal Secretaries employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 130 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Montana

Jobs for Legal Secretaries in this state are growing at a rate of 4.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -19.1%.

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Montana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 100 annual job openings, and 890 total jobs in 2026 for Legal Secretaries in this state.

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

In 2018 wages for Legal Secretaries ranged from $23,470 to $47,300 with $33,280 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.28 to $22.74. The median hourly rate was $16.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.25 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.75.

The median salary in Montana 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
Missoula, MT 150 $31,040
Great Falls, MT 100 $33,220
Billings, MT 80 $36,730

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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