The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Wichita, Kansas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Wichita 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 | $51,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Wichita, Kansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,300.
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 | $75,330 | 18.62% | -0.52% |
| 2021 | $61,300 | -10.00% | - |
| 2020 | $67,430 | 1.14% | - |
| 2019 | $66,660 | -2.69% | - |
| 2018 | $68,450 | 7.39% | - |
| 2017 | $63,390 | 2.90% | - |
| 2016 | $61,550 | 9.00% | - |
| 2015 | $56,010 | -2.64% | - |
| 2014 | $57,490 | -24.18% | - |
| 2013 | $71,390 | -6.07% | - |
| 2012 | $75,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,330 in Wichita 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 Wichita is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Topeka and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lawrence.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Topeka | |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Manhattan | |
| Wichita | |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lawrence |