The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Northeast Alabama 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 | $47,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,740. 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 | $55,740 | -7.03% | -16.07% |
| 2021 | $59,660 | 13.29% | - |
| 2020 | $51,730 | -20.05% | - |
| 2019 | $62,100 | 1.98% | - |
| 2018 | $60,870 | -1.20% | - |
| 2017 | $61,600 | 0.65% | - |
| 2016 | $61,200 | -0.42% | - |
| 2015 | $61,460 | -7.86% | - |
| 2014 | $66,290 | 5.67% | - |
| 2013 | $62,530 | -3.47% | - |
| 2012 | $64,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,740, Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Alabama, following city of Birmingham-Hoover (median annual salary of $76,100). In comparison, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 26.8 percent (26.8%) lower than that in the highest paying city Birmingham-Hoover.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Dothan | |
| Huntsville | |
| Gadsden | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Mobile | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Decatur | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |