The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Elizabethtown, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Elizabethtown 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 | $53,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Elizabethtown, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,750.
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 | $77,730 | 19.50% | 18.94% |
| 2021 | $62,570 | -20.87% | - |
| 2020 | $75,630 | 4.13% | - |
| 2019 | $72,510 | 6.51% | - |
| 2018 | $67,790 | -1.31% | - |
| 2017 | $68,680 | -1.67% | - |
| 2016 | $69,830 | -6.10% | - |
| 2015 | $74,090 | 8.61% | - |
| 2014 | $67,710 | -0.46% | - |
| 2013 | $68,020 | 7.37% | - |
| 2012 | $63,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,730 in Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.