The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Northwest 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 | $50,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northwest 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 $123,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $77,510 | -8.26% | 4.93% |
| 2016 | $83,910 | -2.72% | - |
| 2015 | $86,190 | -0.94% | - |
| 2014 | $87,000 | 12.53% | - |
| 2013 | $76,100 | 3.17% | - |
| 2012 | $73,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,510 in Northwest 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 Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area is 20.3 percent (20.3%) 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.