The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Jonesboro, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Jonesboro 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 | $59,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,110.
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 | $78,800 | 0.77% | 25.01% |
| 2021 | $78,190 | 9.78% | - |
| 2020 | $70,540 | 9.85% | - |
| 2019 | $63,590 | -3.65% | - |
| 2018 | $65,910 | -30.65% | - |
| 2017 | $86,110 | -1.67% | - |
| 2016 | $87,550 | 3.22% | - |
| 2015 | $84,730 | 20.22% | - |
| 2014 | $67,600 | 19.25% | - |
| 2013 | $54,590 | -8.24% | - |
| 2012 | $59,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,800, Jonesboro is the highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Arkansas, followed by Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway (median annual salary $76,510). In comparison, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Jonesboro is 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Jonesboro | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| Hot Springs | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pine Bluff | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |