The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $66,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,840.
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 | $94,680 | 15.64% | 24.12% |
| 2021 | $79,870 | 3.21% | - |
| 2020 | $77,310 | 0.09% | - |
| 2019 | $77,240 | 4.49% | - |
| 2018 | $73,770 | -12.84% | - |
| 2017 | $83,240 | 14.49% | - |
| 2016 | $71,180 | 0.30% | - |
| 2015 | $70,970 | -0.87% | - |
| 2014 | $71,590 | -0.53% | - |
| 2013 | $71,970 | 0.18% | - |
| 2012 | $71,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,680 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach and 35.2 percent (35.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville.