The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Southeast Arizona 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 | $46,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $72,680 | -13.66% | -12.49% |
| 2013 | $82,610 | 1.03% | - |
| 2012 | $81,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,680, Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Arizona, following city of Prescott (median annual salary of $96,720). Compared with the highest paying city Prescott, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Prescott | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Yuma | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tucson | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |