Legal secretaries salary in North West
Full-time average annual pay in North West
£20,250
2025 · high suppression
Median
Not disclosed
Mean
£20,250
| Statistic | Annual pay (gross) |
|---|---|
| Median | Not disclosed |
| Mean | £20,250 |
‘Not disclosed’ means the source withheld this value because the sample was too small to publish without risking identification. See full methodology →
Region-level range withheld by ONS — UK-wide, the middle half of legal secretaries earn £18,543–£28,314. See full methodology →
Understanding Legal secretaries pay in North West
To see what £20,250 means after income tax and National Insurance, use the take-home pay calculator below — it also factors in student loan repayments.
Take-home pay estimate
Tax year 2025/26| Monthly | Annual | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | £1,688 | £20,250 |
| Income tax | £128 | £1,536 |
| National Insurance | £51 | £614 |
| Take-home pay | £1,508 | £18,100 |
Estimate only · 2025/26 HMRC rates · Standard tax code · No pension contribution · Not financial or tax advice
How Legal secretaries pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for legal secretaries at £34,459 — 42% above the UK median. Wales is lowest at £13,905.
UK median £24,263
| Region | Median payUK median £24,263 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £34,459 | £34,459 | £37,479 | +42% |
| South West | £26,712 | £26,712 | £23,891 | +10% |
| Scotland | £24,835 | £24,835 | £26,650 | +2% |
| South East | £23,386 | £23,386 | £23,947 | -4% |
| East of England | £23,116 | £23,116 | £22,765 | -5% |
| West Midlands | £22,831 | £22,831 | £22,406 | -6% |
| North East | £22,537 | £22,537 | £22,954 | -7% |
| North West (current region) | £22,361 | £22,361 | £21,248 | -8% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £19,704 | £19,704 | £21,171 | -19% |
| East Midlands | £19,182 | £19,182 | £20,366 | -21% |
| Wales | £13,905 | £13,905 | £15,494 | -43% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £34,459 | £34,459Mean £37,479 | +42% |
| South West £26,712 | £26,712Mean £23,891 | +10% |
| Scotland £24,835 | £24,835Mean £26,650 | +2% |
| South East £23,386 | £23,386Mean £23,947 | -4% |
| East of England £23,116 | £23,116Mean £22,765 | -5% |
| West Midlands £22,831 | £22,831Mean £22,406 | -6% |
| North East £22,537 | £22,537Mean £22,954 | -7% |
| North West (current region) £22,361 | £22,361Mean £21,248 | -8% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £19,704 | £19,704Mean £21,171 | -19% |
| East Midlands £19,182 | £19,182Mean £20,366 | -21% |
| Wales £13,905 | £13,905Mean £15,494 | -43% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£24,263); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
How legal secretaries pay in North West has changed over time
Median annual pay for legal secretaries in North West by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.
North West median
UK median
▪ UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
How the figures are sourced
Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)
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