The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in New Iberia 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $57,690 | 10.73% | 7.14% |
| 2016 | $51,500 | -0.31% | - |
| 2014 | $51,660 | -1.65% | - |
| 2013 | $52,510 | -2.02% | - |
| 2012 | $53,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,690 in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area 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 New Iberia nonmetropolitan area is 31.8 percent (31.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Monroe | |
| Hammond | |
| Lafayette | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |