The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Anchorage, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Anchorage 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 | $63,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Anchorage, Alaska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,710.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $100,400 | 21.22% | 22.34% |
| 2021 | $79,100 | -15.30% | - |
| 2020 | $91,200 | 1.09% | - |
| 2019 | $90,210 | 3.24% | - |
| 2018 | $87,290 | -5.19% | - |
| 2017 | $91,820 | 0.53% | - |
| 2016 | $91,330 | 0.91% | - |
| 2015 | $90,500 | 10.49% | - |
| 2014 | $81,010 | 1.74% | - |
| 2013 | $79,600 | 2.05% | - |
| 2012 | $77,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $100,400, Anchorage is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Alaska, following the highest paying city Fairbanks (median annual salary of $111,980). Compared with Fairbanks, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Anchorage is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fairbanks | |
| Anchorage | |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area |