The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $63,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,710.
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 | $94,980 | 9.29% | 17.19% |
| 2021 | $86,160 | 7.78% | - |
| 2020 | $79,460 | 0.55% | - |
| 2019 | $79,020 | 1.47% | - |
| 2018 | $77,860 | 2.21% | - |
| 2017 | $76,140 | -1.62% | - |
| 2016 | $77,370 | 1.24% | - |
| 2015 | $76,410 | -4.29% | - |
| 2014 | $79,690 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $77,470 | -1.52% | - |
| 2012 | $78,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $94,980, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Lebanon (median annual salary $91,250). In comparison, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in Lebanon.