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UK salary report · 2026

Legal Secretary Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 22,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Where this comes from →

Median salary

£24,263

gross, per year

▲ 5.2% change on the previous year

Mean

£24,728

Jobs measured

22,000

What most legal secretarys actually earn

Half of legal secretarys earn between £18,543 and £28,314. Earning above £28,314 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of legal secretarys earn less than this.

20th
£16,862
25th
£18,543
30th
£20,849
40th
£22,614
50th
£24,263
60th
£25,733
70th
£27,457
75th
£28,314
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Legal Secretary salary by region

8 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
London £34,459 £37,479
South West £26,712 £23,891
Scotland £24,835 £26,650
South East £23,386 £23,947
East £23,116 £22,765
West Midlands £22,831 £22,406
North East £22,537 £22,954
Yorkshire and The Humber £19,704 £21,171

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Legal secretaries
SOC 2020 code
4212
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Legal Secretary salary FAQs

What is the average Legal Secretary salary in UK?

The median is £24,263 a year and the mean is £24,728, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Legal Secretary salary?

Half of legal secretarys earn between £18,543 and £28,314. Anything above £28,314 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 22,000 jobs in this occupation.

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