The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Southeast 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 | $47,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Southeast 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 $98,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $60,790 | -9.77% | -11.10% |
| 2020 | $66,730 | -10.34% | - |
| 2019 | $73,630 | -2.65% | - |
| 2018 | $75,580 | -0.57% | - |
| 2017 | $76,010 | -12.10% | - |
| 2016 | $85,210 | 18.75% | - |
| 2013 | $69,230 | 2.44% | - |
| 2012 | $67,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,790 in Southeast 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 Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Birmingham-Hoover and 8.3 percent (8.3%) 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 |