The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Asheville, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Asheville 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 | $50,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Asheville, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,000.
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 | $65,120 | 5.11% | -3.42% |
| 2021 | $61,790 | -13.55% | - |
| 2020 | $70,160 | -12.41% | - |
| 2019 | $78,870 | 2.07% | - |
| 2018 | $77,240 | -0.35% | - |
| 2017 | $77,510 | -6.89% | - |
| 2016 | $82,850 | -0.77% | - |
| 2015 | $83,490 | 13.74% | - |
| 2014 | $72,020 | 2.85% | - |
| 2013 | $69,970 | 3.74% | - |
| 2012 | $67,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,120 in Asheville is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Asheville is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.