Legal Secretary Salary in Scotland
Official ONS earnings for Scotland.
Median salary — Scotland
£24,835
gross, per year, all employees
▼ 3.2% change on the previous year
Mean
£26,650
What a typical legal secretary takes home
On the median of £24,835, 2026/27 tax year, Scottish rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,787
Take-home a year
£21,440
Income Tax
£2,413
National Insurance
£981
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.
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. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a legal secretary earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £14.22 excluding overtime, or £14.60 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for Scotland.
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.
Do legal secretarys in Scotland earn more than the UK average?
The median in Scotland is £24,835 against £24,263 across the UK, 2.4% higher.
Has legal secretary pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at -3.2% for this occupation in Scotland. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
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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