The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $40,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,050.
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 | $77,950 | 3.03% | 39.23% |
| 2021 | $75,590 | 25.66% | - |
| 2020 | $56,190 | -22.33% | - |
| 2017 | $68,740 | 0.33% | - |
| 2016 | $68,510 | 7.60% | - |
| 2015 | $63,300 | 26.62% | - |
| 2014 | $46,450 | -0.32% | - |
| 2013 | $46,600 | -1.65% | - |
| 2012 | $47,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,950 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Columbia | |
| St Louis | |
| Jefferson City | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kansas City | |
| Joplin | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| St Joseph | |
| Springfield | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area |