The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Northeast South Carolina 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 | $47,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,120.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,720 | -1.33% | 28.30% |
| 2021 | $76,730 | 30.22% | - |
| 2020 | $53,540 | -3.36% | - |
| 2019 | $55,340 | 1.90% | - |
| 2018 | $54,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,720 in Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.