The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Dalton, Georgia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Dalton 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 | $47,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Dalton, Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,660.
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 | $71,950 | 2.96% | 20.24% |
| 2021 | $69,820 | -57.08% | - |
| 2020 | $109,670 | 1.68% | - |
| 2019 | $107,830 | -1.07% | - |
| 2018 | $108,980 | 47.34% | - |
| 2012 | $57,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,950 in Dalton 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 Dalton is 31.8 percent (31.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Brunswick and 11.6 percent (11.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Georgia nonmetropolitan area.