The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in North Florida nonmetropolitan area 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 | $50,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,420.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,170 | 1.15% | 9.31% |
| 2021 | $79,250 | 18.23% | - |
| 2020 | $64,800 | -20.09% | - |
| 2019 | $77,820 | 6.57% | - |
| 2018 | $72,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,170 in North Florida nonmetropolitan area 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 North Florida nonmetropolitan area is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville.