The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Wilmington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Wilmington 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 | $52,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Wilmington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,360.
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 | $72,190 | -4.82% | 8.96% |
| 2021 | $75,670 | -5.66% | - |
| 2020 | $79,950 | -1.64% | - |
| 2019 | $81,260 | 3.53% | - |
| 2018 | $78,390 | 12.37% | - |
| 2017 | $68,690 | -12.08% | - |
| 2016 | $76,990 | 13.03% | - |
| 2015 | $66,960 | -11.86% | - |
| 2014 | $74,900 | 13.54% | - |
| 2013 | $64,760 | -1.48% | - |
| 2012 | $65,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,190 in Wilmington 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 Wilmington is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 12.7 percent (12.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.