The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Decatur, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Decatur 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 | $47,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Decatur, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,940.
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 | $59,220 | -1.32% | -4.54% |
| 2021 | $60,000 | 28.40% | - |
| 2020 | $42,960 | -7.94% | - |
| 2019 | $46,370 | -33.51% | - |
| 2016 | $61,910 | 9.40% | - |
| 2015 | $56,090 | 3.78% | - |
| 2014 | $53,970 | 6.71% | - |
| 2013 | $50,350 | -22.96% | - |
| 2012 | $61,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,220 in Decatur is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Decatur is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.