The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in West 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 | $52,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in West 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 $102,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,220.
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 | $70,640 | 13.94% | 22.69% |
| 2021 | $60,790 | -3.65% | - |
| 2020 | $63,010 | 6.27% | - |
| 2019 | $59,060 | 0.52% | - |
| 2018 | $58,750 | 1.34% | - |
| 2017 | $57,960 | 2.86% | - |
| 2016 | $56,300 | 2.52% | - |
| 2015 | $54,880 | 1.64% | - |
| 2014 | $53,980 | -1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $54,590 | -0.04% | - |
| 2012 | $54,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,640 in West Central 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 West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 10.1 percent (10.1%) 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 |