The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Far Western 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 | $57,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Far Western 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 $102,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,190.
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 | $78,460 | 1.89% | 16.10% |
| 2021 | $76,980 | 15.03% | - |
| 2020 | $65,410 | 2.49% | - |
| 2019 | $63,780 | 8.62% | - |
| 2018 | $58,280 | -15.61% | - |
| 2017 | $67,380 | -5.30% | - |
| 2016 | $70,950 | 0.38% | - |
| 2015 | $70,680 | -2.12% | - |
| 2014 | $72,180 | 6.91% | - |
| 2013 | $67,190 | 2.02% | - |
| 2012 | $65,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,460 in Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 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 Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.