The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Springfield, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Springfield 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 | $44,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Springfield, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,510.
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 | $63,940 | 5.10% | -23.77% |
| 2021 | $60,680 | -10.37% | - |
| 2020 | $66,970 | -8.29% | - |
| 2019 | $72,520 | -16.23% | - |
| 2018 | $84,290 | 4.97% | - |
| 2017 | $80,100 | 16.05% | - |
| 2016 | $67,240 | 4.25% | - |
| 2015 | $64,380 | 4.09% | - |
| 2014 | $61,750 | -2.12% | - |
| 2013 | $63,060 | -25.50% | - |
| 2012 | $79,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,940 in Springfield 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 Springfield is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Columbia and 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area.