The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Western 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 | $53,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Western 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 $101,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,540.
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 | $81,180 | 4.53% | 24.40% |
| 2021 | $77,500 | 10.32% | - |
| 2020 | $69,500 | 0.98% | - |
| 2019 | $68,820 | 7.24% | - |
| 2018 | $63,840 | -16.34% | - |
| 2017 | $74,270 | 12.54% | - |
| 2016 | $64,960 | -1.22% | - |
| 2015 | $65,750 | 4.14% | - |
| 2014 | $63,030 | -1.17% | - |
| 2013 | $63,770 | 3.76% | - |
| 2012 | $61,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,180, Western Montana nonmetropolitan area is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Montana, following the highest paying city Billings (median annual salary of $83,300). Compared with Billings, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Western Montana nonmetropolitan area is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.
| 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 |