The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area 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 | $52,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $72,990 | -1.78% | 10.66% |
| 2015 | $74,290 | 6.26% | - |
| 2014 | $69,640 | -3.14% | - |
| 2013 | $71,830 | 9.22% | - |
| 2012 | $65,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,990 in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area 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 Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bend | |
| Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eugene-Springfield | |
| Salem | |
| Medford | |
| Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Corvallis | |
| Albany | |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area |