The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Other North Carolina 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 | $49,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,870.
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 | $75,300 | 19.27% | 13.68% |
| 2021 | $60,790 | -7.67% | - |
| 2020 | $65,450 | 6.72% | - |
| 2019 | $61,050 | -0.51% | - |
| 2018 | $61,360 | -2.30% | - |
| 2017 | $62,770 | 0.13% | - |
| 2016 | $62,690 | -10.69% | - |
| 2015 | $69,390 | 9.94% | - |
| 2014 | $62,490 | -2.38% | - |
| 2013 | $63,980 | -1.59% | - |
| 2012 | $65,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,300 in Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Greenville | |
| Rocky Mount | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| New Bern | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fayetteville | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Wilmington | |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Goldsboro | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Asheville | |
| Burlington |