The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Fargo, North Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Fargo 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 | $49,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Fargo, North Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,560.
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 | $64,430 | 5.35% | 7.36% |
| 2021 | $60,980 | -14.50% | - |
| 2020 | $69,820 | 2.96% | - |
| 2019 | $67,750 | -0.09% | - |
| 2018 | $67,810 | 4.76% | - |
| 2017 | $64,580 | 0.71% | - |
| 2016 | $64,120 | 9.06% | - |
| 2015 | $58,310 | 1.54% | - |
| 2014 | $57,410 | 2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $56,230 | -6.15% | - |
| 2012 | $59,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,430, Fargo is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of North Dakota, following the highest paying city East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $71,110). Compared with East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Fargo is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower.