The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $47,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,200.
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 | $63,160 | 2.58% | -4.53% |
| 2021 | $61,530 | -51.84% | - |
| 2020 | $93,430 | -2.87% | - |
| 2019 | $96,110 | 7.54% | - |
| 2018 | $88,860 | 22.02% | - |
| 2017 | $69,290 | 15.07% | - |
| 2016 | $58,850 | 2.77% | - |
| 2015 | $57,220 | -2.64% | - |
| 2014 | $58,730 | -14.98% | - |
| 2013 | $67,530 | 2.24% | - |
| 2012 | $66,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,160 in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 Shreveport-Bossier City is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 14.6 percent (14.6%) 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 |