The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Great Falls, Montana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Great Falls 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 | $51,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Great Falls, Montana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,450 | -4.68% | -4.68% |
| 2016 | $69,560 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $69,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,450 in Great Falls is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Montana. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Great Falls is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Billings and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Montana nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Billings | |
| Western Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Missoula | |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Great Falls | |
| Central Montana nonmetropolitan area |