The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Erie, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Erie 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 | $57,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Erie, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,510.
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 | $79,380 | 0.92% | 8.82% |
| 2021 | $78,650 | -0.61% | - |
| 2020 | $79,130 | 2.26% | - |
| 2019 | $77,340 | 3.69% | - |
| 2018 | $74,490 | -0.11% | - |
| 2017 | $74,570 | 4.41% | - |
| 2016 | $71,280 | -6.79% | - |
| 2015 | $76,120 | 8.43% | - |
| 2014 | $69,700 | -2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $71,740 | -0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $72,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,380 in Erie 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 Erie is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.