The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Tuscaloosa 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 | $52,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,130.
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 | $74,810 | -2.06% | 24.74% |
| 2021 | $76,350 | 11.77% | - |
| 2020 | $67,360 | -3.93% | - |
| 2019 | $70,010 | 4.79% | - |
| 2018 | $66,660 | -5.04% | - |
| 2017 | $70,020 | 8.43% | - |
| 2016 | $64,120 | 1.97% | - |
| 2015 | $62,860 | 0.56% | - |
| 2014 | $62,510 | 9.93% | - |
| 2012 | $56,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,810, Tuscaloosa is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Birmingham-Hoover (median annual salary of $76,100). Compared with Birmingham-Hoover, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Tuscaloosa is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.