The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Lafayette-West 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 | $50,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,600.
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 | $75,520 | 0.04% | 11.47% |
| 2021 | $75,490 | 1.30% | - |
| 2020 | $74,510 | 1.83% | - |
| 2019 | $73,150 | 2.83% | - |
| 2018 | $71,080 | 5.15% | - |
| 2017 | $67,420 | 0.83% | - |
| 2016 | $66,860 | -13.58% | - |
| 2015 | $75,940 | 11.96% | - |
| 2012 | $66,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,520 in Lafayette-West 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-West Lafayette is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 14.3 percent (14.3%) 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 |