The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $51,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,480.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,100 | 14.80% | 25.65% |
| 2021 | $64,840 | 0.03% | - |
| 2020 | $64,820 | -0.31% | - |
| 2019 | $65,020 | 2.83% | - |
| 2018 | $63,180 | -1.00% | - |
| 2017 | $63,810 | -1.49% | - |
| 2016 | $64,760 | -4.31% | - |
| 2015 | $67,550 | -1.17% | - |
| 2014 | $68,340 | 14.54% | - |
| 2013 | $58,400 | 3.12% | - |
| 2012 | $56,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,100, Birmingham-Hoover is the highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Alabama, followed by Tuscaloosa (median annual salary $74,810). In comparison, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Birmingham-Hoover is 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in Tuscaloosa.