The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Massachusetts 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 | $48,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $88,550 | 22.06% | 30.48% |
| 2014 | $69,020 | 10.81% | - |
| 2012 | $61,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,550 in Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 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 Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 13.2 percent (13.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| New Bedford | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Worcester | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Springfield | |
| Peabody | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham |