The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Chattanooga, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of speech-language pathologists in Chattanooga 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 | $48,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,870.
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 | $78,610 | 2.39% | 10.93% |
| 2021 | $76,730 | -14.60% | - |
| 2020 | $87,930 | 0.18% | - |
| 2019 | $87,770 | 4.90% | - |
| 2018 | $83,470 | 9.87% | - |
| 2017 | $75,230 | 12.67% | - |
| 2016 | $65,700 | -6.23% | - |
| 2015 | $69,790 | -0.27% | - |
| 2014 | $69,980 | -5.37% | - |
| 2013 | $73,740 | 5.04% | - |
| 2012 | $70,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,610 in Chattanooga is in the middle of salary range for speech-language pathologists in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Chattanooga is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.