The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in West Central 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 | $57,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in West Central 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 $118,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,430.
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 | $71,930 | -7.74% | 27.67% |
| 2021 | $77,500 | 1.17% | - |
| 2020 | $76,590 | 4.28% | - |
| 2019 | $73,310 | -0.16% | - |
| 2018 | $73,430 | 2.57% | - |
| 2017 | $71,540 | -1.59% | - |
| 2016 | $72,680 | 17.20% | - |
| 2015 | $60,180 | 6.10% | - |
| 2014 | $56,510 | 1.73% | - |
| 2013 | $55,530 | 6.30% | - |
| 2012 | $52,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,930 in West Central 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 West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.