The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $61,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,040.
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 | $84,400 | 4.49% | 4.02% |
| 2021 | $80,610 | -7.21% | - |
| 2020 | $86,420 | -8.29% | - |
| 2019 | $93,580 | 13.12% | - |
| 2018 | $81,300 | 8.30% | - |
| 2017 | $74,550 | -0.44% | - |
| 2016 | $74,880 | -5.81% | - |
| 2015 | $79,230 | -4.63% | - |
| 2014 | $82,900 | -2.52% | - |
| 2013 | $84,990 | 4.68% | - |
| 2012 | $81,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,400 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.