The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Sumter, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Sumter 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 | $49,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Sumter, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $59,670 | -39.84% | 6.85% |
| 2017 | $83,440 | 33.39% | - |
| 2016 | $55,580 | 2.00% | - |
| 2015 | $54,470 | 8.94% | - |
| 2014 | $49,600 | -12.06% | - |
| 2012 | $55,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,670, Sumter is the lowest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of South Carolina, following city of Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $83,630). In comparison, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Sumter is 28.7 percent (28.7%) lower than that in the highest paying city Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.