The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $48,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,920.
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 | $77,480 | 3.36% | 31.44% |
| 2021 | $74,880 | 1.92% | - |
| 2020 | $73,440 | 2.74% | - |
| 2019 | $71,430 | -9.81% | - |
| 2018 | $78,440 | -1.82% | - |
| 2017 | $79,870 | 8.14% | - |
| 2016 | $73,370 | 5.15% | - |
| 2015 | $69,590 | 9.47% | - |
| 2014 | $63,000 | -7.37% | - |
| 2013 | $67,640 | 21.47% | - |
| 2012 | $53,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,480 in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach and 20.8 percent (20.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville.