The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Joplin, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Joplin 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 | $43,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Joplin, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,440.
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 | $74,660 | 19.27% | 9.31% |
| 2021 | $60,270 | -2.39% | - |
| 2020 | $61,710 | -13.69% | - |
| 2019 | $70,160 | 26.87% | - |
| 2018 | $51,310 | 4.19% | - |
| 2017 | $49,160 | -2.14% | - |
| 2016 | $50,210 | 6.89% | - |
| 2015 | $46,750 | -32.90% | - |
| 2014 | $62,130 | -4.86% | - |
| 2013 | $65,150 | -3.93% | - |
| 2012 | $67,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,660 in Joplin 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 Joplin is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 18.2 percent (18.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.