The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Tucson, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Tucson 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 | $60,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Tucson, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,200.
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 | $76,460 | 1.48% | 20.53% |
| 2021 | $75,330 | 4.79% | - |
| 2020 | $71,720 | -2.91% | - |
| 2019 | $73,810 | 2.10% | - |
| 2018 | $72,260 | -0.64% | - |
| 2017 | $72,720 | 9.10% | - |
| 2016 | $66,100 | 6.17% | - |
| 2015 | $62,020 | -1.35% | - |
| 2014 | $62,860 | -5.04% | - |
| 2013 | $66,030 | 7.98% | - |
| 2012 | $60,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,460 in Tucson is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Tucson is 20.9 percent (20.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Prescott and 4.9 percent (4.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Prescott | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Yuma | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tucson | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |