The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Illinois 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 | $48,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,030.
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 | $62,730 | -10.54% | 2.74% |
| 2021 | $69,340 | -15.65% | - |
| 2020 | $80,190 | 2.38% | - |
| 2019 | $78,280 | 8.99% | - |
| 2018 | $71,240 | 15.47% | - |
| 2017 | $60,220 | 3.97% | - |
| 2016 | $57,830 | -0.38% | - |
| 2015 | $58,050 | -3.24% | - |
| 2014 | $59,930 | -0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $60,370 | -1.06% | - |
| 2012 | $61,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,730 in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Springfield | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Peoria | |
| Decatur | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |