The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Gadsden, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Gadsden 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 | $49,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Gadsden, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,800.
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 | $66,300 | 7.19% | 10.42% |
| 2021 | $61,530 | -8.81% | - |
| 2019 | $66,950 | -7.30% | - |
| 2018 | $71,840 | 0.70% | - |
| 2017 | $71,340 | 12.73% | - |
| 2016 | $62,260 | 2.36% | - |
| 2015 | $60,790 | 0.53% | - |
| 2014 | $60,470 | -2.96% | - |
| 2013 | $62,260 | 4.61% | - |
| 2012 | $59,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,300 in Gadsden 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 Gadsden is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.