The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 | $62,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,960.
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 | $77,760 | 2.56% | 15.46% |
| 2021 | $75,770 | -17.36% | - |
| 2020 | $88,920 | -2.22% | - |
| 2019 | $90,890 | 6.22% | - |
| 2018 | $85,240 | 17.50% | - |
| 2017 | $70,320 | 7.18% | - |
| 2016 | $65,270 | -2.30% | - |
| 2015 | $66,770 | 4.91% | - |
| 2014 | $63,490 | -7.06% | - |
| 2013 | $67,970 | 3.28% | - |
| 2012 | $65,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,760 in Des Moines-West Des Moines is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Des Moines-West Des Moines is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Ames and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ames | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Dubuque | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island |