The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Reading, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Reading 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 | $63,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Reading, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,580.
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 | $82,280 | 4.44% | 17.10% |
| 2021 | $78,630 | -10.67% | - |
| 2020 | $87,020 | 8.89% | - |
| 2019 | $79,280 | 5.66% | - |
| 2018 | $74,790 | 3.32% | - |
| 2017 | $72,310 | 2.90% | - |
| 2016 | $70,210 | 1.68% | - |
| 2015 | $69,030 | -2.67% | - |
| 2014 | $70,870 | 3.06% | - |
| 2013 | $68,700 | 0.71% | - |
| 2012 | $68,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,280 in Reading 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 Reading is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.