The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Southwestern Montana 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 | $52,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,470.
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 | $79,310 | -0.11% | 28.65% |
| 2021 | $79,400 | 11.50% | - |
| 2020 | $70,270 | 3.97% | - |
| 2019 | $67,480 | 24.56% | - |
| 2018 | $50,910 | -28.46% | - |
| 2017 | $65,400 | -0.72% | - |
| 2016 | $65,870 | -8.08% | - |
| 2015 | $71,190 | 8.08% | - |
| 2014 | $65,440 | 4.87% | - |
| 2013 | $62,250 | 9.09% | - |
| 2012 | $56,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,310 in Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area 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 Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Billings and 18.0 percent (18.0%) 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 |