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UK salary report · 2026

Legal Secretary Salary in London

Official ONS earnings for London.

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

Median salary — London

£34,459

gross, per year

Mean

£37,479

What most legal secretarys actually earn

Half of legal secretarys in London earn between £15,864 and £43,669. Earning above £43,669 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Secretarial and Related Occupations” group in London.

The full pay range

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

10th
£9,910
20th
£13,457
25th
£15,864
30th
£18,627
40th
£24,936
50th
£30,297
60th
£33,932
70th
£39,848
75th
£43,669
80th
£47,930
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How London ranks for legal secretary pay

1st

of 8 GB regions with a published figure

London pays legal secretarys more than anywhere else ONS measures — £14,755 above Yorkshire and The Humber, the lowest of the 8.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

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 London?

The median is £34,459 a year and the mean is £37,479, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Legal Secretary salary?

Half of legal secretarys earn between £15,864 and £43,669. Anything above £43,669 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.

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