The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in East Kentucky 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 | $52,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,970.
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 | $68,600 | 9.64% | 17.51% |
| 2021 | $61,990 | -1.82% | - |
| 2020 | $63,120 | 2.68% | - |
| 2019 | $61,430 | 0.90% | - |
| 2018 | $60,880 | 0.67% | - |
| 2017 | $60,470 | 0.99% | - |
| 2016 | $59,870 | 2.07% | - |
| 2015 | $58,630 | 1.18% | - |
| 2014 | $57,940 | 1.12% | - |
| 2013 | $57,290 | 1.22% | - |
| 2012 | $56,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,600 in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 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 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 27.8 percent (27.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |