The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Kansas City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Kansas 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 | $47,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Kansas City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,260.
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 | $75,550 | -4.13% | 13.00% |
| 2021 | $78,670 | 0.20% | - |
| 2020 | $78,510 | 4.90% | - |
| 2019 | $74,660 | 2.41% | - |
| 2018 | $72,860 | -1.63% | - |
| 2017 | $74,050 | 0.69% | - |
| 2016 | $73,540 | 6.98% | - |
| 2015 | $68,410 | 5.69% | - |
| 2014 | $64,520 | -2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $65,920 | 0.29% | - |
| 2012 | $65,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,550 in Kansas 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 Kansas City is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.