The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Akron, Ohio is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Akron 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 | $54,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Akron, Ohio in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,770.
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 | $84,440 | 8.22% | 11.62% |
| 2021 | $77,500 | 11.37% | - |
| 2020 | $68,690 | -0.55% | - |
| 2019 | $69,070 | -8.59% | - |
| 2018 | $75,000 | 2.37% | - |
| 2017 | $73,220 | -4.19% | - |
| 2016 | $76,290 | 4.75% | - |
| 2015 | $72,670 | 2.42% | - |
| 2014 | $70,910 | 0.31% | - |
| 2013 | $70,690 | -5.57% | - |
| 2012 | $74,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,440 in Akron is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Ohio. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Akron is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and 26.8 percent (26.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sandusky.