The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Chico, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Chico 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 | $70,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Chico, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,760.
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 | $100,220 | 5.93% | 10.10% |
| 2021 | $94,280 | -14.26% | - |
| 2020 | $107,720 | 2.30% | - |
| 2019 | $105,240 | -0.05% | - |
| 2018 | $105,290 | 5.53% | - |
| 2017 | $99,470 | 55.64% | - |
| 2016 | $44,120 | -117.09% | - |
| 2013 | $95,780 | 5.93% | - |
| 2012 | $90,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,220 in Chico is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Chico is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 23.6 percent (23.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.