The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Valdosta, Georgia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Valdosta 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 | $48,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Valdosta, Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,440.
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 | $64,190 | 6.48% | -2.37% |
| 2021 | $60,030 | 7.43% | - |
| 2020 | $55,570 | 0.68% | - |
| 2019 | $55,190 | -13.26% | - |
| 2018 | $62,510 | -4.90% | - |
| 2017 | $65,570 | 7.14% | - |
| 2016 | $60,890 | -7.24% | - |
| 2013 | $65,300 | -0.63% | - |
| 2012 | $65,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,190 in Valdosta 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 Valdosta is 39.2 percent (39.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Brunswick and 1.0 percent (1.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Georgia nonmetropolitan area.