The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Owensboro, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Owensboro 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 | $58,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Owensboro, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,000.
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 | $80,360 | 7.40% | 24.79% |
| 2021 | $74,410 | 9.02% | - |
| 2020 | $67,700 | 0.65% | - |
| 2019 | $67,260 | 4.22% | - |
| 2018 | $64,420 | 3.01% | - |
| 2017 | $62,480 | 3.27% | - |
| 2016 | $60,440 | -0.53% | - |
| 2015 | $60,760 | 3.39% | - |
| 2014 | $58,700 | -0.20% | - |
| 2013 | $58,820 | -2.75% | - |
| 2012 | $60,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,360 in Owensboro 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 Owensboro is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 20.9 percent (20.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.