The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Rochester, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Rochester 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 | $67,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Rochester, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,020.
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 | $74,190 | -5.67% | 13.82% |
| 2021 | $78,400 | 17.70% | - |
| 2020 | $64,520 | -15.02% | - |
| 2019 | $74,210 | 1.12% | - |
| 2018 | $73,380 | -0.53% | - |
| 2017 | $73,770 | 9.65% | - |
| 2016 | $66,650 | 0.15% | - |
| 2015 | $66,550 | 4.60% | - |
| 2014 | $63,490 | 8.69% | - |
| 2013 | $57,970 | -10.30% | - |
| 2012 | $63,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,190 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Minnesota. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Rochester is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying St Cloud and 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |