The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest 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 | $40,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northwest 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 $92,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,490.
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 | $58,030 | -2.22% | -0.09% |
| 2021 | $59,320 | 11.14% | - |
| 2020 | $52,710 | -3.41% | - |
| 2019 | $54,510 | -5.03% | - |
| 2018 | $57,250 | -25.82% | - |
| 2017 | $72,030 | 2.17% | - |
| 2016 | $70,470 | 15.51% | - |
| 2015 | $59,540 | 5.09% | - |
| 2014 | $56,510 | -1.73% | - |
| 2013 | $57,490 | -1.03% | - |
| 2012 | $58,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,030 in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 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 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |