The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Rockford 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 | $49,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,570.
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 | $82,120 | 5.88% | 15.71% |
| 2021 | $77,290 | 2.28% | - |
| 2020 | $75,530 | 3.35% | - |
| 2019 | $73,000 | -2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $74,670 | -13.71% | - |
| 2017 | $84,910 | 1.92% | - |
| 2016 | $83,280 | -1.55% | - |
| 2015 | $84,570 | 12.81% | - |
| 2014 | $73,740 | 1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $72,600 | 4.66% | - |
| 2012 | $69,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,120, Rockford is the highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary $81,580). In comparison, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Rockford is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area).