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UK salary report · 2026

Legal Secretary Salary in Scotland

Official ONS earnings for Scotland.

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

Median salary — Scotland

£24,835

gross, per year

▼ 3.2% change on the previous year

Mean

£26,650

What most legal secretarys actually earn

Half of legal secretarys in Scotland earn between £14,108 and £28,707. Earning above £28,707 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 Scotland.

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
£12,469
25th
£14,108
30th
£15,960
40th
£18,787
50th
£21,440
60th
£24,766
70th
£27,171
75th
£28,707
80th
£30,034
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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 Scotland?

The median is £24,835 a year and the mean is £26,650, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Legal Secretary salary?

Half of legal secretarys earn between £14,108 and £28,707. Anything above £28,707 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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