The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in West 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 | $57,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in West 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 $102,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,290.
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 | $71,020 | 12.19% | 22.35% |
| 2021 | $62,360 | -3.85% | - |
| 2020 | $64,760 | 3.27% | - |
| 2019 | $62,640 | 2.52% | - |
| 2018 | $61,060 | 1.72% | - |
| 2017 | $60,010 | 3.78% | - |
| 2016 | $57,740 | 1.23% | - |
| 2015 | $57,030 | 0.95% | - |
| 2014 | $56,490 | 1.08% | - |
| 2013 | $55,880 | 1.31% | - |
| 2012 | $55,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,020 in West 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 Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 10.5 percent (10.5%) 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 |