The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Fort Wayne, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Fort Wayne 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 | $48,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,100.
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 | $83,850 | 5.61% | 14.28% |
| 2021 | $79,150 | -1.74% | - |
| 2020 | $80,530 | 7.57% | - |
| 2019 | $74,430 | 5.78% | - |
| 2018 | $70,130 | 5.66% | - |
| 2017 | $66,160 | -11.23% | - |
| 2016 | $73,590 | -3.00% | - |
| 2015 | $75,800 | 1.25% | - |
| 2014 | $74,850 | 6.69% | - |
| 2013 | $69,840 | -2.92% | - |
| 2012 | $71,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,850, Fort Wayne is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Indianapolis-Carmel (median annual salary of $86,170). Compared with Indianapolis-Carmel, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Fort Wayne is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Bloomington | |
| Gary | |
| Muncie | |
| Kokomo | |
| Lafayette | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Anderson | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area |