The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in South Central 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 | $52,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in South Central 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 $100,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,190.
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 | $63,540 | 4.33% | 15.47% |
| 2021 | $60,790 | 0.15% | - |
| 2020 | $60,700 | 2.21% | - |
| 2019 | $59,360 | 2.24% | - |
| 2018 | $58,030 | -1.38% | - |
| 2017 | $58,830 | 4.01% | - |
| 2016 | $56,470 | 2.30% | - |
| 2015 | $55,170 | 2.86% | - |
| 2014 | $53,590 | 1.47% | - |
| 2013 | $52,800 | -1.72% | - |
| 2012 | $53,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,540, South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Kentucky, following city of Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $95,050). Compared with the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 33.2 percent (33.2%) lower.
| 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 |