The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lake Charles, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Lake Charles 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 | $48,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,540.
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 | $80,540 | 6.08% | 39.89% |
| 2021 | $75,640 | 2.96% | - |
| 2020 | $73,400 | 0.53% | - |
| 2019 | $73,010 | -3.29% | - |
| 2018 | $75,410 | 5.21% | - |
| 2017 | $71,480 | 24.44% | - |
| 2016 | $54,010 | -2.41% | - |
| 2015 | $55,310 | 1.48% | - |
| 2014 | $54,490 | -11.12% | - |
| 2013 | $60,550 | 20.05% | - |
| 2012 | $48,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,540, Lake Charles is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $84,590). Compared with Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Lake Charles is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower.