The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Cleveland, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Cleveland 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 | $44,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Cleveland, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,030.
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 | $80,370 | 6.83% | 24.47% |
| 2021 | $74,880 | 1.99% | - |
| 2017 | $73,390 | -16.12% | - |
| 2016 | $85,220 | 0.79% | - |
| 2015 | $84,550 | 28.21% | - |
| 2012 | $60,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,370 in Cleveland 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 Cleveland is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.