The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in South 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 | $48,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in South 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 $102,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,650.
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 | $78,130 | -0.26% | -3.23% |
| 2020 | $78,330 | -3.03% | - |
| 2019 | $80,700 | 18.57% | - |
| 2015 | $65,710 | -9.71% | - |
| 2014 | $72,090 | 19.23% | - |
| 2013 | $58,230 | -38.50% | - |
| 2012 | $80,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,130 in South 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 South Florida nonmetropolitan area is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville.