The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Baton Rouge 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 | $48,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,480.
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 | $64,520 | -21.93% | 14.79% |
| 2021 | $78,670 | 5.44% | - |
| 2020 | $74,390 | -17.99% | - |
| 2019 | $87,770 | 21.23% | - |
| 2018 | $69,140 | 1.63% | - |
| 2017 | $68,010 | 8.72% | - |
| 2016 | $62,080 | 4.12% | - |
| 2015 | $59,520 | 6.07% | - |
| 2014 | $55,910 | 3.22% | - |
| 2013 | $54,110 | -1.61% | - |
| 2012 | $54,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,520 in Baton Rouge is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Baton Rouge is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.