The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $50,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,930.
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 | $81,570 | 7.34% | 12.47% |
| 2021 | $75,580 | 7.04% | - |
| 2020 | $70,260 | 1.86% | - |
| 2019 | $68,950 | -0.45% | - |
| 2018 | $69,260 | -0.22% | - |
| 2017 | $69,410 | 0.75% | - |
| 2016 | $68,890 | 4.49% | - |
| 2015 | $65,800 | -4.38% | - |
| 2014 | $68,680 | -1.25% | - |
| 2013 | $69,540 | -2.67% | - |
| 2012 | $71,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,570 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.