The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in New Bern, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in New Bern 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 | $49,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in New Bern, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,750.
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 | $76,550 | 2.74% | -16.62% |
| 2021 | $74,450 | -11.05% | - |
| 2020 | $82,680 | -16.33% | - |
| 2019 | $96,180 | -1.08% | - |
| 2018 | $97,220 | 5.10% | - |
| 2017 | $92,260 | 3.24% | - |
| 2016 | $89,270 | 4.35% | - |
| 2015 | $85,390 | -4.54% | - |
| 2012 | $89,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,550 in New Bern 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 New Bern is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.