The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Las Cruces, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Las Cruces 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 | $64,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $116,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,220.
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 | $95,400 | -5.58% | 23.95% |
| 2021 | $100,720 | 12.84% | - |
| 2020 | $87,790 | 11.08% | - |
| 2019 | $78,060 | -4.80% | - |
| 2018 | $81,810 | 2.93% | - |
| 2017 | $79,410 | 1.18% | - |
| 2016 | $78,470 | 1.15% | - |
| 2015 | $77,570 | 4.91% | - |
| 2014 | $73,760 | 0.47% | - |
| 2013 | $73,410 | 1.17% | - |
| 2012 | $72,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,400 in Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Fe and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.