The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lawrence, Kansas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Lawrence 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 | $51,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Lawrence, Kansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,210.
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 | $62,390 | 2.40% | 13.16% |
| 2021 | $60,890 | 13.02% | - |
| 2020 | $52,960 | -2.74% | - |
| 2019 | $54,410 | -3.38% | - |
| 2018 | $56,250 | -2.93% | - |
| 2017 | $57,900 | 0.62% | - |
| 2016 | $57,540 | 2.88% | - |
| 2015 | $55,880 | -8.14% | - |
| 2014 | $60,430 | 9.73% | - |
| 2013 | $54,550 | 0.68% | - |
| 2012 | $54,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,390, Lawrence is the lowest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Kansas, following city of Topeka (median annual salary of $83,080). Compared with the highest paying city Topeka, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Lawrence is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Topeka | |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Manhattan | |
| Wichita | |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lawrence |