The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $44,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,390.
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 | $80,630 | 0.94% | 15.48% |
| 2021 | $79,870 | 12.27% | - |
| 2020 | $70,070 | -7.01% | - |
| 2019 | $74,980 | 11.74% | - |
| 2018 | $66,180 | -7.74% | - |
| 2017 | $71,300 | 8.64% | - |
| 2016 | $65,140 | -11.93% | - |
| 2015 | $72,910 | -0.05% | - |
| 2014 | $72,950 | 1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $71,660 | 4.90% | - |
| 2012 | $68,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,630 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.