The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $51,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,990.
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 | $73,240 | 14.36% | 16.88% |
| 2021 | $62,720 | -36.37% | - |
| 2020 | $85,530 | 2.03% | - |
| 2019 | $83,790 | 15.72% | - |
| 2018 | $70,620 | 6.00% | - |
| 2017 | $66,380 | 4.20% | - |
| 2016 | $63,590 | -38.47% | - |
| 2015 | $88,050 | 0.08% | - |
| 2014 | $87,980 | 10.99% | - |
| 2013 | $78,310 | 22.26% | - |
| 2012 | $60,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,240 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 13.9 percent (13.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.