The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $53,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,300.
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 | $77,590 | 2.71% | 26.38% |
| 2021 | $75,490 | 6.84% | - |
| 2020 | $70,330 | 1.05% | - |
| 2019 | $69,590 | -0.47% | - |
| 2018 | $69,920 | 5.12% | - |
| 2017 | $66,340 | -0.95% | - |
| 2016 | $66,970 | -2.49% | - |
| 2015 | $68,640 | 6.29% | - |
| 2014 | $64,320 | 2.05% | - |
| 2013 | $63,000 | 9.33% | - |
| 2012 | $57,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,590 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Lewiston-Auburn is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-South Portland-Biddeford and 6.6 percent (6.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |