The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Sioux Falls 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 | $45,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,450.
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 | $63,530 | 4.16% | 23.94% |
| 2021 | $60,890 | 5.83% | - |
| 2020 | $57,340 | 0.09% | - |
| 2019 | $57,290 | 0.99% | - |
| 2018 | $56,720 | -1.96% | - |
| 2017 | $57,830 | -1.66% | - |
| 2016 | $58,790 | 1.79% | - |
| 2015 | $57,740 | 4.26% | - |
| 2014 | $55,280 | 10.58% | - |
| 2013 | $49,430 | 2.25% | - |
| 2012 | $48,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,530 in Sioux Falls is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of South Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Sioux Falls is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Sioux City and 8.4 percent (8.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rapid City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Sioux City | |
| Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sioux Falls | |
| Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rapid City |