The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Kansas 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 | $48,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,990.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $68,230 | 11.29% | 7.93% |
| 2021 | $60,530 | -18.16% | - |
| 2020 | $71,520 | 6.26% | - |
| 2019 | $67,040 | 6.29% | - |
| 2018 | $62,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,230 in Kansas nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Kansas. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Kansas nonmetropolitan area is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Topeka and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lawrence.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Topeka | |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Manhattan | |
| Wichita | |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lawrence |