The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northwest 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 | $58,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northwest 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 $91,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,660.
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 | $79,940 | 10.71% | 24.22% |
| 2021 | $71,380 | 0.56% | - |
| 2020 | $70,980 | 5.49% | - |
| 2019 | $67,080 | 3.01% | - |
| 2018 | $65,060 | 2.77% | - |
| 2017 | $63,260 | 4.93% | - |
| 2016 | $60,140 | -3.04% | - |
| 2015 | $61,970 | 0.31% | - |
| 2014 | $61,780 | -7.98% | - |
| 2013 | $66,710 | 9.19% | - |
| 2012 | $60,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,940, Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Minnesota, following the highest paying city St Cloud (median annual salary of $82,250). Compared with St Cloud, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower.
| 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 |