The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Dothan, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Dothan 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 | $49,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Dothan, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,380.
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 | $70,390 | -3.96% | -4.13% |
| 2021 | $73,180 | 19.06% | - |
| 2020 | $59,230 | -5.69% | - |
| 2019 | $62,600 | -11.15% | - |
| 2018 | $69,580 | 4.46% | - |
| 2017 | $66,480 | -8.20% | - |
| 2016 | $71,930 | -1.65% | - |
| 2015 | $73,120 | -14.05% | - |
| 2014 | $83,390 | 18.41% | - |
| 2013 | $68,040 | -7.73% | - |
| 2012 | $73,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,390 in Dothan 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 Dothan is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 20.8 percent (20.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.