The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Bowling Green, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Bowling Green 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 | $53,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,320.
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 | $78,460 | 7.75% | 5.89% |
| 2021 | $72,380 | 7.85% | - |
| 2020 | $66,700 | -4.77% | - |
| 2019 | $69,880 | -0.29% | - |
| 2018 | $70,080 | 5.41% | - |
| 2017 | $66,290 | 2.07% | - |
| 2016 | $64,920 | -0.32% | - |
| 2015 | $65,130 | -5.51% | - |
| 2014 | $68,720 | -3.19% | - |
| 2013 | $70,910 | -4.13% | - |
| 2012 | $73,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,460 in Bowling Green is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Bowling Green is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.