The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Winston-Salem 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 | $54,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,260.
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 | $74,950 | 1.57% | 15.77% |
| 2021 | $73,770 | 5.64% | - |
| 2020 | $69,610 | 3.81% | - |
| 2019 | $66,960 | -9.71% | - |
| 2018 | $73,460 | 4.86% | - |
| 2017 | $69,890 | 6.34% | - |
| 2016 | $65,460 | 6.84% | - |
| 2015 | $60,980 | -4.67% | - |
| 2014 | $63,830 | 4.53% | - |
| 2013 | $60,940 | -3.59% | - |
| 2012 | $63,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,950 in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.