The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $77,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,310.
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 | $101,160 | 5.23% | 17.23% |
| 2021 | $95,870 | 9.03% | - |
| 2020 | $87,210 | -6.60% | - |
| 2019 | $92,970 | 1.45% | - |
| 2018 | $91,620 | 1.43% | - |
| 2017 | $90,310 | 4.19% | - |
| 2016 | $86,530 | -0.22% | - |
| 2015 | $86,720 | 1.58% | - |
| 2014 | $85,350 | 1.39% | - |
| 2013 | $84,160 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $83,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,160 in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Boulder and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boulder | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pueblo | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Greeley | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area |