The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Columbia, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Columbia 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 | $49,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Columbia, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $113,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,590.
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 | $83,200 | 6.31% | 29.90% |
| 2021 | $77,950 | -5.36% | - |
| 2020 | $82,130 | -2.08% | - |
| 2019 | $83,840 | 2.10% | - |
| 2018 | $82,080 | 1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $80,520 | -10.17% | - |
| 2016 | $88,710 | 14.29% | - |
| 2015 | $76,030 | 4.89% | - |
| 2014 | $72,310 | 13.44% | - |
| 2013 | $62,590 | 6.82% | - |
| 2012 | $58,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,200, Columbia is the highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Missouri, followed by St Louis (median annual salary $81,550). In comparison, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Columbia is 2.0 percent (2.0%) higher than that in St Louis.