The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Sussex County, Delaware is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Sussex County 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 | $66,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Sussex County, Delaware in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $85,440 | 12.82% | 19.09% |
| 2013 | $74,490 | 7.20% | - |
| 2012 | $69,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,440, Sussex County is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Delaware, following the highest paying city Dover (median annual salary of $89,440). Compared with Dover, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Sussex County is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dover | |
| Sussex County |