The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lafayette, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lafayette 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 | $47,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Lafayette, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,390.
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 | $58,560 | -51.02% | -2.66% |
| 2020 | $88,440 | 8.60% | - |
| 2019 | $80,830 | 18.63% | - |
| 2018 | $65,770 | 15.90% | - |
| 2017 | $55,310 | 3.76% | - |
| 2016 | $53,230 | -5.07% | - |
| 2015 | $55,930 | -3.33% | - |
| 2014 | $57,790 | -5.87% | - |
| 2013 | $61,180 | 1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $60,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,560 in Lafayette 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 Lafayette is 30.8 percent (30.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.