The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $47,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,110.
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 | $78,140 | 21.55% | 23.64% |
| 2021 | $61,300 | -4.29% | - |
| 2020 | $63,930 | -33.49% | - |
| 2019 | $85,340 | 0.62% | - |
| 2018 | $84,810 | -0.05% | - |
| 2017 | $84,850 | 29.68% | - |
| 2016 | $59,670 | 11.95% | - |
| 2015 | $52,540 | -13.57% | - |
| 2012 | $59,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,140 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 23.6 percent (23.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.