The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Northeastern 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 | $52,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northeastern 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 $107,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,170.
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 | $76,460 | -0.68% | 19.06% |
| 2021 | $76,980 | -21.32% | - |
| 2020 | $93,390 | 9.83% | - |
| 2019 | $84,210 | 25.98% | - |
| 2018 | $62,330 | -0.06% | - |
| 2017 | $62,370 | -6.38% | - |
| 2016 | $66,350 | 3.68% | - |
| 2015 | $63,910 | -10.26% | - |
| 2014 | $70,470 | 0.27% | - |
| 2013 | $70,280 | 11.94% | - |
| 2012 | $61,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,460 in Northeastern 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 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 14.0 percent (14.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.