The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 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 | $59,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $72,180 | 8.58% | 6.23% |
| 2020 | $65,990 | 0.06% | - |
| 2019 | $65,950 | -4.67% | - |
| 2018 | $69,030 | -11.76% | - |
| 2017 | $77,150 | 12.27% | - |
| 2015 | $67,680 | 0.92% | - |
| 2014 | $67,060 | -0.92% | - |
| 2012 | $67,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,180, Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Minnesota, following city of St Cloud (median annual salary of $82,250). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is about 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that of the highest paying city St Cloud.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| St Cloud | |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mankato-North Mankato | |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester | |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area |