The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 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 | $38,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,000.
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 | $66,700 | 7.06% | 15.77% |
| 2021 | $61,990 | -12.49% | - |
| 2020 | $69,730 | 0.92% | - |
| 2019 | $69,090 | 29.95% | - |
| 2018 | $48,400 | -6.67% | - |
| 2017 | $51,630 | 23.90% | - |
| 2016 | $39,290 | -99.69% | - |
| 2015 | $78,460 | -2.70% | - |
| 2014 | $80,580 | 4.49% | - |
| 2013 | $76,960 | 27.00% | - |
| 2012 | $56,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,700 in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 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 Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 8.4 percent (8.4%) 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 |