The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in East Central Pennsylvania 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 | $45,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $65,750 | 1.61% | 5.51% |
| 2013 | $64,690 | 3.96% | - |
| 2012 | $62,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,750, East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $94,980). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is about 30.8 percent (30.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington.