The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Southern Indiana 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 | $51,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,380.
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 | $75,210 | -0.37% | 16.77% |
| 2021 | $75,490 | 10.73% | - |
| 2020 | $67,390 | -1.69% | - |
| 2019 | $68,530 | 7.54% | - |
| 2018 | $63,360 | -12.88% | - |
| 2017 | $71,520 | -0.53% | - |
| 2016 | $71,900 | 4.60% | - |
| 2015 | $68,590 | 5.86% | - |
| 2014 | $64,570 | 4.09% | - |
| 2013 | $61,930 | -1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $62,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,210 in Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 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 Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 14.0 percent (14.0%) 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 |