The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Altoona, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Altoona 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 | $55,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,790.
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 | $79,920 | 3.25% | 11.60% |
| 2021 | $77,320 | 14.28% | - |
| 2020 | $66,280 | -5.57% | - |
| 2019 | $69,970 | -5.50% | - |
| 2018 | $73,820 | -2.99% | - |
| 2017 | $76,030 | 1.66% | - |
| 2016 | $74,770 | 2.71% | - |
| 2015 | $72,740 | 2.61% | - |
| 2013 | $70,840 | 0.27% | - |
| 2012 | $70,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,920 in Altoona 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 Altoona is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 17.7 percent (17.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.