The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Salem, Oregon is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Salem 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 | $56,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Salem, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,730.
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 | $96,240 | 18.16% | 35.89% |
| 2021 | $78,760 | -2.67% | - |
| 2020 | $80,860 | 3.03% | - |
| 2019 | $78,410 | -10.61% | - |
| 2018 | $86,730 | 5.56% | - |
| 2017 | $81,910 | 2.23% | - |
| 2016 | $80,080 | 8.49% | - |
| 2015 | $73,280 | 28.77% | - |
| 2014 | $52,200 | -21.88% | - |
| 2013 | $63,620 | 3.02% | - |
| 2012 | $61,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,240 in Salem is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Oregon. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Salem is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area and 40.7 percent (40.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.