The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 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 | $60,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,130.
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 | $75,390 | 0.61% | 17.34% |
| 2021 | $74,930 | 13.12% | - |
| 2020 | $65,100 | -5.64% | - |
| 2019 | $68,770 | -2.75% | - |
| 2018 | $70,660 | 0.52% | - |
| 2017 | $70,290 | 1.51% | - |
| 2016 | $69,230 | 1.20% | - |
| 2015 | $68,400 | 2.05% | - |
| 2014 | $67,000 | 3.54% | - |
| 2013 | $64,630 | 3.57% | - |
| 2012 | $62,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,390 in Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 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 Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Ames and 14.3 percent (14.3%) 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 |