The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $49,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,220.
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 | $65,320 | -23.36% | 13.03% |
| 2021 | $80,580 | 4.37% | - |
| 2020 | $77,060 | 1.60% | - |
| 2019 | $75,830 | 16.95% | - |
| 2018 | $62,980 | 6.51% | - |
| 2017 | $58,880 | 1.31% | - |
| 2016 | $58,110 | -3.08% | - |
| 2015 | $59,900 | -1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $60,550 | 1.12% | - |
| 2013 | $59,870 | 5.11% | - |
| 2012 | $56,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,320 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 22.8 percent (22.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 17.5 percent (17.5%) 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 |