The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Albuquerque, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Albuquerque 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 | $63,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,780.
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 | $90,670 | 14.58% | 29.82% |
| 2021 | $77,450 | 2.35% | - |
| 2020 | $75,630 | 13.74% | - |
| 2019 | $65,240 | 0.35% | - |
| 2018 | $65,010 | -11.75% | - |
| 2017 | $72,650 | -1.80% | - |
| 2016 | $73,960 | 1.92% | - |
| 2015 | $72,540 | 11.25% | - |
| 2014 | $64,380 | 3.46% | - |
| 2013 | $62,150 | -2.38% | - |
| 2012 | $63,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,670 in Albuquerque is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Albuquerque is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Fe and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.