The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Tulsa, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Tulsa 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 | $34,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,990.
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 | $65,050 | -14.39% | 30.93% |
| 2021 | $74,410 | 9.90% | - |
| 2020 | $67,040 | 1.27% | - |
| 2019 | $66,190 | -3.55% | - |
| 2018 | $68,540 | 1.49% | - |
| 2017 | $67,520 | 8.92% | - |
| 2015 | $61,500 | 10.49% | - |
| 2014 | $55,050 | 12.44% | - |
| 2013 | $48,200 | 6.78% | - |
| 2012 | $44,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,050 in Tulsa is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Tulsa is 30.2 percent (30.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Lawton and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.