The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $50,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,530.
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 | $78,560 | 2.33% | 11.94% |
| 2021 | $76,730 | 0.83% | - |
| 2020 | $76,090 | 2.89% | - |
| 2019 | $73,890 | 4.21% | - |
| 2018 | $70,780 | -0.41% | - |
| 2017 | $71,070 | 2.05% | - |
| 2016 | $69,610 | 1.59% | - |
| 2015 | $68,500 | -1.43% | - |
| 2014 | $69,480 | -7.63% | - |
| 2013 | $74,780 | 7.49% | - |
| 2012 | $69,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,560 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Kalamazoo-Portage is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Monroe and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.