The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Punta Gorda, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Punta Gorda 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 | $77,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Punta Gorda, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,020.
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 | $91,430 | 11.57% | 15.82% |
| 2021 | $80,850 | -26.68% | - |
| 2020 | $102,420 | 3.68% | - |
| 2019 | $98,650 | 1.18% | - |
| 2018 | $97,490 | 17.00% | - |
| 2017 | $80,920 | 5.86% | - |
| 2016 | $76,180 | -11.96% | - |
| 2015 | $85,290 | 5.39% | - |
| 2014 | $80,690 | 0.50% | - |
| 2013 | $80,290 | 4.14% | - |
| 2012 | $76,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,430 in Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach and 32.9 percent (32.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville.