The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in New Bedford, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in New Bedford 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 | $61,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,600.
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 | $90,870 | -6.54% | -1.43% |
| 2021 | $96,810 | 0.98% | - |
| 2020 | $95,860 | 3.94% | - |
| 2019 | $92,080 | -4.38% | - |
| 2018 | $96,110 | 10.09% | - |
| 2017 | $86,410 | -1.63% | - |
| 2016 | $87,820 | 9.77% | - |
| 2015 | $79,240 | -6.93% | - |
| 2014 | $84,730 | -8.29% | - |
| 2013 | $91,750 | -0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $92,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,870 in New Bedford is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in New Bedford is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 15.4 percent (15.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham.