The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Bend, Oregon is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Bend 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 | $70,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Bend, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,200.
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 | $100,980 | 6.61% | 30.01% |
| 2021 | $94,310 | -0.83% | - |
| 2020 | $95,090 | 1.58% | - |
| 2019 | $93,590 | 3.86% | - |
| 2018 | $89,980 | 3.18% | - |
| 2017 | $87,120 | 4.90% | - |
| 2016 | $82,850 | 13.48% | - |
| 2014 | $71,680 | -3.60% | - |
| 2013 | $74,260 | 4.82% | - |
| 2012 | $70,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $100,980, Bend is the second highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Oregon, following the highest paying city Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $103,370). Compared with Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Bend is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower.