The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $57,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,190.
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 | $77,790 | 1.36% | 25.35% |
| 2021 | $76,730 | -4.16% | - |
| 2020 | $79,920 | 1.04% | - |
| 2019 | $79,090 | -0.57% | - |
| 2018 | $79,540 | 0.38% | - |
| 2017 | $79,240 | 9.54% | - |
| 2016 | $71,680 | 5.92% | - |
| 2015 | $67,440 | 3.41% | - |
| 2014 | $65,140 | 7.74% | - |
| 2013 | $60,100 | 3.38% | - |
| 2012 | $58,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,790 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Augusta-Richmond County is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 23.3 percent (23.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.