The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Memphis, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of speech-language pathologists in Memphis 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 | $52,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Memphis, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,930.
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 | $82,430 | 5.82% | 26.64% |
| 2021 | $77,630 | -3.13% | - |
| 2020 | $80,060 | 0.14% | - |
| 2019 | $79,950 | -1.61% | - |
| 2018 | $81,240 | 2.02% | - |
| 2017 | $79,600 | 7.00% | - |
| 2016 | $74,030 | 6.25% | - |
| 2015 | $69,400 | 7.07% | - |
| 2014 | $64,490 | 3.67% | - |
| 2013 | $62,120 | 2.66% | - |
| 2012 | $60,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,430 in Memphis 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 Memphis is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 23.6 percent (23.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.