The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Worcester, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Worcester 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 | $60,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Worcester, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,870.
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 | $86,090 | -10.48% | 20.80% |
| 2021 | $95,110 | 6.67% | - |
| 2020 | $88,770 | 7.62% | - |
| 2019 | $82,010 | 1.16% | - |
| 2018 | $81,060 | 7.25% | - |
| 2017 | $75,180 | -3.41% | - |
| 2016 | $77,740 | 6.23% | - |
| 2015 | $72,900 | -0.15% | - |
| 2014 | $73,010 | 6.14% | - |
| 2013 | $68,530 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $68,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,090 in Worcester 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 Worcester is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham.