The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Bangor, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Bangor 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 | $62,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Bangor, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,040.
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 | $80,100 | 3.70% | 21.92% |
| 2021 | $77,140 | 6.75% | - |
| 2020 | $71,930 | 8.11% | - |
| 2019 | $66,100 | 1.04% | - |
| 2018 | $65,410 | 6.04% | - |
| 2017 | $61,460 | -2.02% | - |
| 2016 | $62,700 | 4.11% | - |
| 2015 | $60,120 | 3.43% | - |
| 2014 | $58,060 | -8.34% | - |
| 2013 | $62,900 | 0.57% | - |
| 2012 | $62,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,100, Bangor is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $81,950). Compared with Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Bangor is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |