The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Lafayette 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 | $44,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $75,550 | -3.10% | 0.00% |
| 2013 | $77,890 | 3.00% | - |
| 2012 | $75,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,550 in Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Lafayette is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 14.4 percent (14.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |