The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Columbus, Georgia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Columbus 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 | $50,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Columbus, Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,110.
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 | $69,310 | -8.61% | -13.78% |
| 2021 | $75,280 | -22.32% | - |
| 2020 | $92,080 | 0.16% | - |
| 2019 | $91,930 | 13.72% | - |
| 2018 | $79,320 | -0.08% | - |
| 2017 | $79,380 | 24.26% | - |
| 2016 | $60,120 | -38.46% | - |
| 2015 | $83,240 | 5.21% | - |
| 2014 | $78,900 | 1.65% | - |
| 2013 | $77,600 | -1.62% | - |
| 2012 | $78,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,310 in Columbus is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Georgia. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Columbus is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Brunswick and 8.3 percent (8.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Georgia nonmetropolitan area.