The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Modesto 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 | $80,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $96,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,710.
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 | $106,280 | 5.94% | 23.28% |
| 2021 | $99,970 | -35.44% | - |
| 2020 | $135,400 | 26.89% | - |
| 2019 | $98,990 | 1.34% | - |
| 2018 | $97,660 | 6.12% | - |
| 2017 | $91,680 | 8.94% | - |
| 2016 | $83,480 | 4.47% | - |
| 2015 | $79,750 | 2.26% | - |
| 2014 | $77,950 | -6.85% | - |
| 2013 | $83,290 | 2.10% | - |
| 2012 | $81,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,280 in Modesto 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 Modesto is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.