The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $62,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $87,730 | 8.95% | 7.74% |
| 2021 | $79,880 | 4.08% | - |
| 2020 | $76,620 | 4.09% | - |
| 2019 | $73,490 | -10.14% | - |
| 2018 | $80,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,730 in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Alaska. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Alaska nonmetropolitan area is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Fairbanks and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fairbanks | |
| Anchorage | |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area |