The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Jefferson City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Jefferson City 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 | $44,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Jefferson City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,870.
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 | $80,920 | 4.07% | 48.48% |
| 2021 | $77,630 | -1.92% | - |
| 2020 | $79,120 | 5.57% | - |
| 2019 | $74,710 | -0.94% | - |
| 2018 | $75,410 | -5.26% | - |
| 2017 | $79,380 | 35.68% | - |
| 2016 | $51,060 | 12.01% | - |
| 2015 | $44,930 | 3.69% | - |
| 2014 | $43,270 | 2.94% | - |
| 2013 | $42,000 | 0.74% | - |
| 2012 | $41,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,920 in Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 24.5 percent (24.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.