The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $62,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,600.
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 | $81,950 | 5.99% | 33.87% |
| 2021 | $77,040 | 18.39% | - |
| 2020 | $62,870 | 2.29% | - |
| 2019 | $61,430 | 0.11% | - |
| 2018 | $61,360 | -6.13% | - |
| 2017 | $65,120 | 1.04% | - |
| 2016 | $64,440 | 1.58% | - |
| 2015 | $63,420 | 9.43% | - |
| 2014 | $57,440 | 1.39% | - |
| 2013 | $56,640 | 4.33% | - |
| 2012 | $54,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,950, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Maine, followed by Bangor (median annual salary $80,100). In comparison, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in Bangor.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |