The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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 | $60,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,250.
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 | $90,000 | 8.71% | -4.03% |
| 2021 | $82,160 | -12.07% | - |
| 2020 | $92,080 | 2.81% | - |
| 2019 | $89,490 | 2.89% | - |
| 2018 | $86,900 | -1.20% | - |
| 2017 | $87,940 | -6.47% | - |
| 2016 | $93,630 | 13.31% | - |
| 2015 | $81,170 | 2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $79,520 | 1.92% | - |
| 2013 | $77,990 | -20.05% | - |
| 2012 | $93,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,000 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach and 31.8 percent (31.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville.