The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Cape Coral-Fort Myers 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 | $77,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,560.
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 | $93,290 | 13.60% | 13.90% |
| 2021 | $80,600 | -5.14% | - |
| 2020 | $84,740 | 0.46% | - |
| 2019 | $84,350 | 1.39% | - |
| 2018 | $83,180 | -0.11% | - |
| 2017 | $83,270 | -1.87% | - |
| 2016 | $84,830 | 3.97% | - |
| 2015 | $81,460 | 5.99% | - |
| 2014 | $76,580 | 1.36% | - |
| 2013 | $75,540 | -6.33% | - |
| 2012 | $80,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,290 in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach and 34.2 percent (34.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville.