The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Grand Junction, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Grand Junction 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 | $79,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $116,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Grand Junction, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,320.
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 | $103,540 | 4.94% | 21.77% |
| 2021 | $98,430 | -0.49% | - |
| 2020 | $98,910 | 10.87% | - |
| 2019 | $88,160 | -1.27% | - |
| 2018 | $89,280 | 1.31% | - |
| 2017 | $88,110 | 8.07% | - |
| 2016 | $81,000 | 4.67% | - |
| 2015 | $77,220 | 4.01% | - |
| 2014 | $74,120 | -9.28% | - |
| 2012 | $81,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,540, Grand Junction is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Boulder (median annual salary of $104,730). Compared with Boulder, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Grand Junction is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower.