The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Hammond, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Hammond 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 | $50,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Hammond, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,340.
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 | $59,170 | -26.55% | 9.89% |
| 2021 | $74,880 | 25.60% | - |
| 2018 | $55,710 | 1.72% | - |
| 2017 | $54,750 | 2.61% | - |
| 2016 | $53,320 | -1.50% | - |
| 2015 | $54,120 | 1.48% | - |
| 2012 | $53,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,170 in Hammond 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 Hammond is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 8.9 percent (8.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.