The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Railbelt-Southwest 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 | $57,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Railbelt-Southwest 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 $96,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $75,110 | 1.26% | 13.65% |
| 2016 | $74,160 | 2.27% | - |
| 2015 | $72,480 | -2.95% | - |
| 2014 | $74,620 | 8.71% | - |
| 2013 | $68,120 | 4.79% | - |
| 2012 | $64,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,110 in Railbelt-Southwest 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 Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area is 32.9 percent (32.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Fairbanks and 11.3 percent (11.3%) 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 |